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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
ENE
15
ENE
75
ENE
65
ENE
45
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
20
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
40
SW
10
SSW
2
3
4
4
4
2
7
4
2
3
4
4
5
max °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
0
2
3
4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
-7
-6
-3
-5
1
3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-12
-12
-11
-12
-9
-12
-12
-6
-9
-6
-4
-10
-12
-13
-15
-15
-13
-12
0
50
300
200
400
0
0
0
0
650
1100
750
100
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
500
350
400
200
450
350
350
450
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-7-7-8-7-6-7-4-2-5-10-11-13-13-12-11-4-3-2-2-1-5-5-3-3231-3-4-5-5-4-5
Sunrise
7:33
7:30
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:16
Sunset
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE 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.
42 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 212).
7
SHIP7889
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
6
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP5515
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP9688
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1637
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7064
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
6

* 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.