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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 101mm) on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
500
4850
450
350
350
500
600
600
250
300
250
300
700
300
300
300
300
350
km/h
20
N
15
N
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
15
S
25
SSE
40
S
50
SW
45
S
70
SW
50
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.1
1
1
—
4
16
1.2
24
7
8
8
32
7
4
9
max °C
-3
-1
2
2
3
3
4
6
8
3
6
7
4
8
8
5
3
3
min °C
-3
-1
0
2
3
3
3
6
5
2
2
4
3
5
7
4
3
2
 chill °C
-9
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
2
-1
-5
-5
-4
-4
0
3
1
0
1
Freezing level m
50
300
700
850
900
1000
1050
2200
2350
850
900
1200
950
2050
2100
1450
1000
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
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—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
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—
5:45
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—
5:42
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 101mm) on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm 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
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 337).
55
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
9°C
No report.
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.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 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.