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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

IcHekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11am Wed 22 Sep Local Time
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Mountain icon 2 Hekla Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:
 

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SE by Wed night).

(Days 10-12):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds light snow light snow light snow some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow light snow heavy snow some clouds cloudy some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds clear cloudy heavy snow heavy snow light snow light snow light snow snow shwrs some clouds clear clear some clouds snow shwrs cloudy cloudy
Wind km/h
80
WSW
40
WSW
15
NNW
20
S
40
S
30
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
60
ESE
45
E
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
5
SE
20
E
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
5
WSW
25
S
80
SE
25
SSW
15
WSW
35
NW
40
NW
20
ENE
60
N
70
NE
35
ENE
60
NE
75
NE
80
NE
75
ENE
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Snow
 cm
8 7 - 3 1 3 - - 1 1 4 13 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 11 11 4 5 2 1 - - - - 1 - -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-8 -7 -2 -2 -1 0 -5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 -5 -8 -6 -5 -4 -2 -4 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -2 -2 -3 -4 -1 1
Min °C
-8 -7 -6 -3 -1 -5 -6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -4 -6 -8 -8 -5 -5 -3 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6 -6 -4 -2 -5 -5 -1 -1
 Chill °C
-21 -17 -7 -7 -9 -7 -11 -8 -8 -14 -12 -11 -8 -8 -7 -10 -7 -4 -11 -16 -12 -5 -12 -12 -11 -12 -14 -15 -13 -16 -11 -10 -12 -16 -11 -8
 Freezing Level m
250 450 0 800 1000 1450 500 800 450 800 850 700 650 750 200 650 800 200 50 300 0 0 700 900 750 600 400 450 550 350 750 1100 100 650 1150 1300
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-8-7-2-2-10-5-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-5-8-6-5-4-2-4-6-6-6-6-5-2-2-3-4-11-1001341212211111100-1-3013211001230134
Sunrise
7:01 - - 7:03 - - 7:07 - - 7:09 - - 7:11 - - 7:15 - - 7:18 - - 7:20 - - 7:24 - - 7:26 - - 7:30 - - 7:33 - -
Sunset
- 7:19 - - 7:15 - - 7:12 - - 7:08 - - 7:05 - - 7:01 - - 6:58 - - 6:54 - - 6:51 - - 6:47 - - 6:44 - - 6:40 -

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SE by Wed 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
11 km N
248m alt.
3 hours ago
2.1° C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
68 km W
101m alt.
29 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 346).
19
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
4.1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
6.3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
Veidivatnahraun
74 km NE
648m alt.
3 hours ago
-0.7° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).

* 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.