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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NW
15
W
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
35
N
45
NW
25
NW
25
N
20
NW
5
WSW
75
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
25
ESE
120
ESE
60
SSE
7
2
1
15
21
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-15
-16
-9
-17
-17
-21
-22
-19
-18
-16
-10
-17
-14
-14
-10
-15
-20
-19
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
50
350
0
0
400
500
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
350
1150
300
400
250
550
300
1500
200
200
350
250
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-10-11-11-11-10-10-9-7-8-8-8-7-7-6-8-4-3-5-6-6-7-6-5-7-5-3-3-2-2-4-2-1-1
Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hekla at the specific elevation of 1491 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hekla. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 343).
15
SHIP6209
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (21 kph from 312 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5578
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3880
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2054
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4608
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4101
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.