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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
550
450
350
450
1550
250
450
250
400
400
300
300
300
450
250
250
km/h
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
5
SSW
20
ESE
60
SE
40
SE
25
NE
30
NE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
25
SE
45
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.8
0.5
—
3
1.9
3
1.2
—
3
4
0.2
0.1
0.4
4
35
max °C
3
2
2
2
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
min °C
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
 chill °C
0
-2
-3
-1
-4
-4
-1
-4
-2
2
0
0
1
0
-2
-1
Freezing level m
850
850
750
750
750
1000
1350
950
1000
950
950
1100
1100
950
1050
1350
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Sunrise
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7:43
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7:47
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7:50
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7:52
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7:56
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Sunset
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6:27
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6:22
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6:20
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6:15
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6:13
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun 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
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
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.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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

* 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.