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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 86mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1450
600
600
500
350
250
250
250
250
200
200
250
250
300
250
200
150
250
km/h
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
S
10
SSE
50
SE
65
SE
115
SE
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
32
22
32
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
8
8
8
1
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
8
6
0
 chill °C
-8
-7
-10
-9
-6
-5
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
2
-1
-2
2
0
-5
Freezing level m
0
350
0
0
250
0
0
450
600
800
700
800
800
850
1350
1950
1800
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:34
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—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
Sunset
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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—
5:15
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—
5:12
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 86mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Thu 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
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 314 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
49 minutes ago
-5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 77).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
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.