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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, severe gales from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloudy
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
10
SE
40
SE
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
85
SE
50
S
85
S
60
S
15
WSW
5
NNW
0
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
15
3
3
3
2
2
6
3
3
10
1
5
1
8
4
6
max °C
-2
3
4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
1
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-7
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-6
0
-3
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-8
-5
-4
-3
-11
-7
-11
-12
-11
-13
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
0
400
750
0
0
0
0
0
350
350
300
350
0
100
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
400
250
300
450
350
300
250
400
200
200
250
350
400
300
500
600
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-6-12-12-11-11-11-7-9-8-8-11-10-10-10-10-10-421-4-4-6-5-4-2-2-1-2-3-4-8-5-4-3
Sunrise
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:58

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 9mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, severe gales from the SE by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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
-
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 76).
46
SHIP1724
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 55).
40
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5251
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4459
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6317
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3242
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5826
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.