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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
200
150
200
250
250
300
300
300
400
250
250
300
500
350
250
250
250
km/h
50
ESE
50
ESE
90
E
40
S
30
S
20
SE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SW
20
SSE
30
SSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
10
SW
15
ESE
5
NW
30
WSW
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
2
1
 mm
0.9
3
17
7
15
3
3
2
2
4
19
11
0.9
0.3
6
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—
—
max °C
10
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
6
7
6
5
5
5
2
1
1
min °C
9
8
7
8
6
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
4
5
4
1
1
0
 chill °C
4
2
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-2
-1
2
0
-5
-5
-5
Freezing level m
3100
2100
1600
1700
1450
1150
1150
1100
1100
1650
1850
1550
1150
1200
1150
850
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
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—
7:26
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:51
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—
6:47
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
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6:34
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 71).
27
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 140 degs)
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
14°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.