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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the E by Wed morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
heavy rain
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
300
400
550
2600
2600
300
300
500
250
200
250
300
100
100
250
550
400
300
km/h
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
SE
80
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
5
W
25
WSW
10
SSE
75
E
15
ESE
50
WNW
5
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
15
0.4
0.1
3
5
5
—
18
2
—
—
0.2
1.4
max °C
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
5
4
2
3
2
7
3
-1
0
2
2
min °C
2
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
3
-2
-2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-3
-1
1
-2
-5
0
0
1
1
-2
-2
-7
-1
-11
-5
-3
-6
Freezing level m
800
700
900
1150
1500
1050
1100
1150
1200
900
950
650
950
1050
250
200
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
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—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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—
6:01
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—
5:59
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the SE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the E by Wed morning).

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
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
6
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
9.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 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.