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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

IcHekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 26mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Mon
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
50
SE
85
ESE
95
ESE
50
ESE
5
W
15
N
10
NNE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSW
50
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
E
35
S
95
SSW
90
SSW
45
SW
55
ESE
50
WSW
T iceland.wind.3.cc23
T iceland.wind.24.cc23
T iceland.wind.48.cc23
T iceland.wind.72.cc23
T iceland.wind.96.cc23
T iceland.wind.120.cc23
T iceland.wind.144.cc23
T iceland.wind.168.cc23
T iceland.wind.192.cc23
T iceland.wind.216.cc23
T iceland.wind.240.cc23
T iceland.wind.264.cc23
T iceland.wind.288.cc23
 cm 
1.0
5
37
8
3
3
7
1.0
3
3
6
2.0
3
3
2.0
1.0
6
5
 mm 
9
20
26
max°C
-2
1
1
0
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-2
2
4
4
-2
-2
-2
0
7
0
-3
-3
-2
-3
min°C
-4
-1
0
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-7
-3
-1
2
0
-2
-2
-3
-1
2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
chill°C 
-12
-12
-8
-12
-8
-9
-12
-4
-7
-9
-6
-10
-18
-20
-20
-19
-14
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-8
-7
-3
-8
-11
-10
-10
-5
-3
-13
-14
-15
-12
-13
Freezing level (m
50
350
700
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
1100
1150
250
150
100
250
1650
550
100
50
200
0
Cloud base (m)
300
200
200
150
200
450
350
200
250
250
250
300
250
300
5350
2700
400
800
400
250
350
350
250
250
150
200
200
400
200
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-8-10-10-9-9-10-10-10-10-11-12-13-11-10-10-10-9-8-7-6-2-1-4-9-9-9-50-9-11-11-9-11-301-2-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-7-9-11-11-11-10-11-10-10-9-6-3132-2-2-3-15-1-3-4-3-4
Sunrise
10:22
10:21
10:18
10:15
10:11
10:08
10:06
10:03
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:51
Sunset
4:37
4:40
4:44
4:46
4:51
4:53
4:57
5:00
5:04
5:07
5:09
5:14

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Hekla Weather (Days 6-9):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 75).
70
SHIP604
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP319
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP1888
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2694
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5661
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3056
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3211
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3968
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3120
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.