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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
250
400
100
50
150
550
5100
300
350
350
500
400
550
400
350
500
700
km/h
0
S
15
SW
10
SE
120
ESE
40
E
30
SW
35
NNW
20
NW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.5
0.5
—
21
—
1.2
—
—
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.1
—
10
1.7
0.5
—
max °C
3
3
2
6
2
2
-3
0
2
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
6
6
min °C
3
3
1
4
1
-4
-4
-1
1
2
3
3
3
5
6
6
6
5
 chill °C
3
-1
-9
-2
-4
-13
-12
-7
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
2
2
3
4
3
Freezing level m
1050
950
800
1850
750
600
0
350
850
800
950
1050
1000
3300
2700
1700
1400
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-1-5-6-10-6-4-4-4-3-2340-1133252-1-4-12334457666
Sunrise
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun 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
68 km W
101m alt.
41 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 172).
10
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
58 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 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.