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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light snow
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
mod rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
300
250
350
350
550
550
450
400
450
600
500
500
250
km/h
30
SW
50
W
20
WSW
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
75
SE
65
SE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
9
0.5
0.3
3
—
0.1
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
1.3
1.6
7
max °C
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
min °C
5
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
1
4
3
 chill °C
0
-3
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
0
1
3
-7
-8
-3
0
Freezing level m
1400
1100
1000
950
750
800
850
750
900
750
750
900
800
700
1700
1050
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-1-2-2-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-5-4-5-20-36443222232232344
Sunrise
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7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:22
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

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.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
7.0 km
109 km WSW
53m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
49 minutes 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.
49 minutes 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.