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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
250
250
250
250
1400
200
200
250
250
350
350
250
200
300
350
500
km/h
25
NNE
15
N
5
W
0
WSW
10
ENE
35
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
25
SSE
75
SE
85
SE
15
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
—
—
—
—
20
17
17
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
7
8
8
1
1
1
1
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
4
8
2
0
1
1
0
 chill °C
-7
-6
-5
-2
-3
-5
-2
1
-4
-6
-4
0
2
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
Freezing level m
250
450
300
0
400
500
850
900
800
700
700
2000
1900
2050
600
750
750
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
Sunset
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:08
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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
5°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 287).
27
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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.
38 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 73).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
50 minutes ago
3°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 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.