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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
250
600
650
500
600
400
300
350
250
300
250
500
500
600
450
km/h
5
SE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
30
ESE
85
ESE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
0
E
15
SW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
 mm
5
0.4
0.2
0.1
—
0.1
0.4
—
—
11
2
0.7
—
—
2
0.1
max °C
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
min °C
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
3
2
 chill °C
1
0
2
-1
0
1
1
0
-3
-6
2
0
0
3
-1
0
Freezing level m
1100
1000
1050
950
900
1050
1000
950
1000
1100
1250
1150
1100
1100
1000
800
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Sunrise
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7:50
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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Sunset
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6:20
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6:15
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6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

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
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
0
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
26 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.