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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
20
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NE
60
SE
50
ESE
55
E
30
ENE
25
ESE
35
ENE
35
NE
10
SSW
15
ESE
25
ENE
7
2
2
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-20
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
-14
-21
-18
-20
-18
-16
-18
-20
-12
-14
-14
0
0
0
50
0
0
200
150
200
350
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
300
200
500
500
400
250
1850
200
200
450
600
200
250
1800
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-10-10-9-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-9-8-8-7-6-7-5-4-7-4-1-2-1-1-4-4-3-6-5-2-5
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:30
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 353).
35
SHIP1838
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 311).
69
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
83 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3128
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4287
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP6320
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1251
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4465
59 km S
3m alt.
3 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.