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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Mon morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
km/h
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
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1
1
0.9
0.3
0.9
5
1.1
4
0.4
0.1
max °C
-4
-2
-3
-2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
3
2
3
3
1
min °C
-5
-3
-6
-4
-1
-1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
0
-14
-10
-13
-10
-4
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
0
0
-2
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
0
200
0
0
400
400
650
800
800
1000
1150
2300
1300
950
600
700
800
500
Cloud base (m)
800
900
350
350
350
500
350
300
300
300
400
300
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-9-9-7-6-4-4-3-11-2-5-6-6-6-6-5-3-5-3-10222335532331
Sunrise
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:22
4:18
4:15
Sunset
10:00
10:04
10:07
10:09
10:13
10:15

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Mon morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 69).
33
68 km W
101m alt.
41 minutes ago
2° C
-
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 323).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour 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.
40 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
10
108 km W
1m alt.
38 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 116 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
108 km W
1m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 97 degs) was rejected.

* 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.