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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
350
250
300
300
500
650
400
550
350
400
450
450
400
400
400
450
km/h
20
W
15
W
15
ESE
65
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
35
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.2
1.5
1.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
3
—
0.3
0.1
max °C
1
2
5
7
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
6
7
6
6
5
min °C
0
1
2
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
5
5
4
 chill °C
-5
-3
0
2
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-1
0
1
1
1
1
Freezing level m
500
700
1950
2350
1200
700
650
800
650
600
650
650
850
1900
2200
1750
1450
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-312-2-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-333101124642121112356665
Sunrise
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
Sunset
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:59
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 275).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 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.