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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
75
WSW
75
WSW
50
WSW
25
SSW
15
NNE
55
W
35
W
15
WSW
15
ESE
95
ESE
60
ENE
70
NE
55
NE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
4
11
5
4
11
2
1
1
4
1
max °C
-6
-6
-4
-2
-2
-6
-6
-7
-6
-1
-1
-7
-7
-10
-10
-9
-7
min °C
-7
-8
-5
-3
-6
-6
-6
-8
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-14
-13
-10
-13
-20
-21
-15
-10
-17
-17
-15
-16
-12
-18
-18
-19
-18
-22
-20
-14
-18
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
200
400
550
600
700
550
350
2200
2050
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-12-10-11-14-14-14-12-8-8-13-14-16-16-12-10-7-7-5-3-4-6-6-8-6-3-4-7-8-12-12-10-10
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:09
7:05
7:01
Sunset
7:34
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:45
7:49

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

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.
42 minutes ago
-
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 246).
56
SHIP4164
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
26 minutes ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 242).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4517
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3985
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
26 minutes ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 242).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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.