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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
550
750
700
1500
850
800
400
1700
700
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
20
ESE
55
ENE
60
NE
30
ENE
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
40
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
5
0.7
3
5
1.7
0.4
0.5
0.1
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
2
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
min °C
3
3
3
2
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-5
-4
-6
-10
-11
-10
-4
-2
0
-4
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
Freezing level m
2000
2000
2000
1950
1900
1650
1350
1250
1350
1450
1450
1600
1550
1900
1850
1950
2050
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
333321-1-2-1-101122224999986554698910910109
Sunrise
4:41
4:45
4:48
4:52
4:54
4:58
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:46

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

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
68 km W
101m alt.
57 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SE
(16 kph at 142).
26
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WSW
139m alt.
32 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 217 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
35 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).

* 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.