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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 50mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
1550
550
1500
300
300
300
1400
200
200
250
300
400
450
200
200
250
km/h
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
W
0
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
10
S
40
SE
100
SE
30
S
20
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
24
12
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
8
5
2
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
7
2
0
 chill °C
-8
-7
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
-4
-5
-6
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
-3
-6
Freezing level m
0
350
0
150
350
50
0
550
400
550
650
650
550
800
1800
1800
1450
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-6-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-312-2-6-2-2-3-2-1-2-201111115841
Sunrise
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
Sunset
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 50mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, extremely windy 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.
43 minutes ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 331).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
10
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
34 minutes ago
2°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
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.