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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the SE by Sun night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
450
300
250
200
300
300
400
350
450
300
550
800
250
250
600
250
km/h
20
SW
5
SSE
25
SE
60
SE
10
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
25
SE
85
SE
15
SSW
30
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.4
—
1.6
2
3
0.1
0.1
—
2
0.2
0.1
—
0.3
35
17
2
5
max °C
2
2
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
6
6
4
4
min °C
2
1
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
2
 chill °C
-2
-1
-3
-4
1
1
-2
-2
2
1
2
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-2
Freezing level m
800
700
850
1550
1250
1000
950
950
900
1050
1050
1100
1150
1200
1400
1050
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
6:27
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—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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6:08
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy 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
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
11
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
3 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.