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Hekla Weather Forecast

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Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
250
250
600
650
600
600
1300
700
650
250
250
250
300
200
150
200
250
300
km/h
15
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SE
60
ESE
45
SSE
65
SE
60
E
90
ESE
115
ESE
45
SSE
40
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.3
1.5
0.2
—
0.1
0.1
—
0.7
0.9
9
9
11
4
0.4
35
4
2
8
max °C
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
7
6
min °C
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
7
6
4
 chill °C
0
4
2
4
6
3
5
5
3
0
5
2
2
0
-2
2
2
-1
Freezing level m
1100
1150
1200
1250
1200
1300
1200
1250
1250
1600
2200
2150
2850
2250
1400
1700
1550
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
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7:15
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—
7:18
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—
7:20
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7:24
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7:26
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Sunset
—
7:05
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7:01
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6:58
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—
6:54
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6:51
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6:47
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hekla at the specific elevation of 500 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
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(11 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 82).
11
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 310 to 070 degs)
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
-
Reykjavik (4130 -0)
109 km WSW
53m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 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.