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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
300
550
250
300
1900
400
600
350
450
300
350
350
350
350
km/h
20
NNE
5
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
ESE
60
SE
15
SSW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
35
SW
15
S
15
SW
15
S
30
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
1
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
5
1.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
1.3
12
33
max °C
1
1
1
1
2
6
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
7
7
min °C
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
6
7
 chill °C
-4
-1
-3
-4
-4
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
2
2
Freezing level m
600
700
700
600
800
1900
2200
1000
700
650
700
700
500
650
700
1250
1600
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:06
—
—
5:01
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue 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 heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong 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.
30 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 309).
31
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 310).
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.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
56 minutes ago
4°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
3 hours 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.