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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
45
SSW
65
SSW
65
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
80
WSW
55
WSW
30
SSW
55
E
70
WNW
40
WNW
20
WSW
5
S
55
ESE
15
SSW
10
SE
5
W
10
NW
6
2
10
3
4
9
7
3
16
16
8
1
1
4
5
8
7
max °C
2
4
-3
-6
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
-4
-6
-7
-4
-2
1
-1
-2
-3
min °C
1
-1
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-3
-5
-6
-6
-9
-7
-3
-2
-2
-2
-7
-6
-10
-16
-20
-19
-20
-17
-10
-15
-18
-15
-17
-10
-12
-6
-8
-5
-16
650
1150
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
350
250
250
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
250
300
300
250
150
200
300
400
650
550
500
200
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-12-14-15-15-13-11-9-12-13-13-10-6-5-8-9-1022-4-7-7-7-6-3-3-5-6-8-6-3-1-2-2-5
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:11
7:09
7:05
Sunset
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:45

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
93
Stormy winds from the SSW
(93 kph at 202).
107
SHIP4480
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 193).
47
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
moderate rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6731
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP1889
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4109
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP10676
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2421
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.