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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
WSW
60
SSW
90
SSW
100
SW
95
SW
105
SW
100
WSW
105
WSW
85
WSW
55
SW
45
SE
75
W
55
W
20
SSW
30
WSW
40
W
70
SW
10
14
8
15
5
7
12
7
14
12
2
7
7
1
13
max °C
-7
-5
-6
-6
-2
-2
-11
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
-11
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-8
-4
-7
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-17
-14
-15
-20
-16
-20
-30
-31
-31
-31
-27
-24
-25
-28
-26
-22
-26
-25
-25
0
0
0
0
650
1150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
350
350
650
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
200
250
1250
400
250
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-7-7-3-5-12-14-14-14-12-11-10-13-13-12-13-13-12-6-5-3-222-5-6-7-7-5-4-3-6-6-7-6-6-6
Sunrise
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:11
7:09
Sunset
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:39
7:43

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 13).
7
SHIP1888
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 329).
26
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5023
59 km S
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
SHIP4869
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP1589
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5923
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6449
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.