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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
350
600
600
500
250
300
250
300
350
250
300
250
350
750
1450
650
450
km/h
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
30
SSE
50
S
45
SSW
65
S
65
SW
40
SSW
20
SSW
5
SE
15
WSW
15
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.8
0.6
—
4
27
8
18
2
3
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
4
6
8
2
5
4
2
2
2
0
1
-1
0
1
-1
min °C
3
3
3
6
3
2
4
1
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-3
-2
0
2
-4
-5
-4
-7
-5
-3
1
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
900
950
1000
2650
1900
800
1100
850
750
900
750
550
600
250
200
600
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
5:55
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5:52
—
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5:49
—
—
5:45
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5:42
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5:38
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour 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.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 266).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°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
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Rain
25 km
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.