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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 55mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Sun night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
300
350
650
600
550
250
300
250
350
250
250
250
300
300
1300
km/h
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
60
S
75
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
4
4
4
—
—
—
 mm
—
1.2
1
0.6
—
1.5
29
1.4
20
1.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
3
3
4
6
7
3
5
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
min °C
-1
2
3
3
3
6
5
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
2
-2
-5
-5
-8
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
500
850
900
950
1050
3050
2200
850
1000
700
750
800
600
450
600
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-4-221-4-2-5-5-5-6-6-6-6123346634222101-1
Sunrise
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8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
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—
5:45
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5:42
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 55mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Sun night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed 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
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
31 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.