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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
450
250
300
300
550
550
350
600
400
350
500
350
350
km/h
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
ESE
55
SE
10
S
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
35
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.5
2
1.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
8
max °C
2
1
2
6
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
7
min °C
1
0
1
2
6
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
4
6
 chill °C
-4
-6
-3
0
3
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-2
0
1
Freezing level m
750
600
750
2000
2300
1200
700
650
750
650
550
650
650
750
1550
2400
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Sunrise
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8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:08
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—
5:06
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5:01
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 286).
26
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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 82).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
55 minutes ago
5°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 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.