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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1400
1550
1500
1500
600
600
750
300
250
300
350
300
300
350
550
800
km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
35
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
25
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.2
1.3
0.2
0.7
2
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.1
max °C
7
8
8
7
8
6
6
5
4
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
min °C
6
7
5
6
7
5
6
4
3
5
6
6
7
7
5
5
6
5
 chill °C
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
-3
-4
-1
2
4
7
7
3
3
5
2
Freezing level m
1200
1300
1300
1350
1400
1350
1250
1100
1000
1400
1650
1650
1600
1550
1550
1300
1300
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-211100-1-1-10787786654667776676
Sunrise
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:07
6:09
6:11
Sunset
8:37
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:22
8:20

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 45).
13
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
5
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours 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.