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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
350
350
750
1450
450
550
600
450
250
300
km/h
15
SSE
25
S
30
SW
45
W
20
WSW
15
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
ESE
0
E
5
SW
10
SE
45
SE
65
SE
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
22
10
0.6
0.4
2
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
2
8
8
max °C
5
8
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
6
3
min °C
5
6
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
5
3
 chill °C
2
2
0
-2
0
2
0
-2
1
1
3
0
2
2
-1
-5
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1400
1700
1400
1100
1100
1050
750
800
800
750
950
850
750
900
800
800
2150
1000
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Sunrise
7:33
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—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
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—
6:22
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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
Dry
69 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
3.9 km
Mid: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
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.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 129).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
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.