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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
NW
25
NW
40
NW
15
NE
75
SE
60
E
50
ENE
65
NE
55
NE
30
ENE
60
E
30
SE
5
NE
20
NNW
35
N
55
NNW
40
WSW
8
4
1
3
1
max °C
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-10
-8
-6
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-10
-10
-8
-8
-19
-18
-19
-13
-22
-20
-19
-22
-19
-16
-20
-16
-6
-19
-20
-20
-18
0
0
0
150
200
150
300
0
0
100
0
100
550
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
500
550
450
250
1650
200
200
1200
400
250
350
300
250
300
450
600
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-9-7-8-8-8-9-8-7-8-7-6-8-10-8-7-5-7-4-2-3-2-2-4-4-2-2-1-1-5-6-3-2
Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:30
7:26
Sunset
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
39 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 316).
41
SHIP2351
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 309).
31
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 309).
31
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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.