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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Mon morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
ESE
70
E
85
E
50
E
25
E
15
WSW
15
NE
15
SSW
5
NW
10
E
10
SSE
25
ENE
40
ENE
25
ENE
60
ENE
55
NE
45
ENE
6
2
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-6
-6
-7
-4
min °C
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-7
-24
-25
-24
-22
-15
-17
-17
-15
-10
-16
-15
-18
-21
-17
-17
-18
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
4350
3650
5650
800
4800
2700
2400
2200
7750
5900
250
1850
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
Sunset
3:49
3:52
3:56
3:57
4:00
4:04

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 68).
24
SHIP3224
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
83 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
SHIP8666
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5209
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP9198
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1651
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP516
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.