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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 06 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the E by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
75
E
75
E
50
ENE
20
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
40
ESE
70
ESE
100
E
90
ESE
70
SE
75
SE
1
3
17
6
1
2
max °C
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-6
-5
-6
-4
-3
-3
-20
-24
-24
-23
-25
-22
-18
-17
-17
-19
-22
-19
-16
-15
-16
-19
-16
-14
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
650
900
1050
Cloud base (m)
7850
400
4250
4700
2000
400
500
400
550
1500
700
250
200
200
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:59
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the E by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 78).
52
SHIP4863
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 58).
26
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP2879
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP6564
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1922
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5240
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1233
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.