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Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, extremely windy from the N by Tue night).

(Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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clear
clear
moderate snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
Wind km/h
75 ENE75
50 NE50
20 SSW20
70 SSE70
45 S45
5 ENE5
20 NW20
40 WSW40
95 N95
110 N110
80 N80
60 NE60
25 E25
25 NE25
5 SSW5
5 NNW5
5 W5
5 N5
35 NE35
45 NE45
45 NE45
45 NNE45
50 NNE50
45 NNE45
45 NE45
15 E15
20 E20
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -8 -9 -9 -8 -10 -11 -11 -11 -12 -12 -13 -14 -13 -13 -13 -12 -12 -10 -10 -9 -8 -7
Low °C
-8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -9 -10 -9 -9 -10 -12 -12 -12 -12 -13 -13 -14 -14 -14 -14 -13 -12 -10 -11 -10 -8 -8
Chill °C
-19 -16 -12 -19 -16 -15 -17 -20 -22 -26 -25 -23 -19 -21 -16 -13 -14 -19 -24 -26 -24 -24 -22 -21 -19 -14 -13
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 500 200 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoonTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue morning)Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, extremely windy from the N by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Burfell
11 km N
248m alt.
1 hour ago
-1.5° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
Selfoss
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 360).
Vestmannaeyjar
69 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 360).
Vestmannaeyjar Lighthouse
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
2.6° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
Eyrarbakki
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
0.5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Hekla and within an acceptable time window.