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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 34mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
ESE
0
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
35
ESE
80
ESE
120
ESE
65
SE
75
SE
25
S
20
SE
70
SE
20
SE
1
14
4
3
4
13
7
3
7
max °C
-4
-4
-7
-4
-3
-6
-4
-3
-6
-2
-2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
min °C
-7
-4
-8
-6
-4
-7
-4
-4
-7
-3
-2
-2
2
3
1
1
2
0
-11
-4
-13
-9
-7
-11
-11
-9
-12
-11
-13
-14
-6
-5
-4
-4
-7
-6
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
150
650
850
1000
950
650
800
700
Cloud base (m)
1550
1400
1300
4000
300
1400
6450
350
400
500
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
Sunset
8:15
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:27
8:30

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 34mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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.
58 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 78).
24
68 km W
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 59).
13
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
5
108 km W
1m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 148).
16
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-

* 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.