Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
E
15
NNE
30
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
55
E
130
ESE
85
SE
75
SSE
35
S
25
S
35
SE
25
S
30
SSW
45
WSW
35
SW
10
SSE
1
6
3
1
2
2
2
8
5
2
1
3
6
5
max °C
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
-2
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-4
-7
-6
-3
-6
-5
-1
1
2
3
-1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-10
-14
-8
-11
-15
-13
-9
-7
-3
-5
-6
-3
-6
-10
-10
-10
100
0
0
200
0
0
400
850
750
1050
600
700
800
550
250
250
0
Cloud base (m)
750
300
550
1500
850
700
250
250
250
250
300
250
250
250
300
350
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-11-11-10-9-5-5-5-4-6-5-6-7-9-10-9-4-6-5-3-5-4-1233122-1-2-3-5
Sunrise
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:27
8:30
8:32

Loading...

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

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.
57 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 61).
13
SHIP5591
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 336).
10
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
SHIP7479
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2799
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5962
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP9029
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4187
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.