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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
SSE
95
SSE
95
SE
100
SE
35
SE
50
SSE
40
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
ESE
60
E
105
ESE
90
ESE
115
ESE
135
ESE
120
ESE
4
42
5
2
1
2
14
15
6
8
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-14
-18
-18
-16
-14
-18
-16
-15
-13
-13
-16
-14
-14
-14
-18
-18
-18
250
800
800
850
700
0
450
50
150
550
650
300
1200
950
900
800
850
Cloud base (m)
400
300
300
250
250
350
300
300
300
350
350
350
250
250
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-4-6-7-7-7-6-5-5-4-2-3-4-4-4-12221-2-1-3-1-10-143222
Sunrise
10:36
10:33
10:30
10:29
10:26
Sunset
4:19
4:22
4:24
4:28
4:30
4:34

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 78).
31
SHIP8357
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP7090
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.