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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
550
4450
400
350
350
500
550
600
350
300
450
300
300
350
350
km/h
115
ESE
55
ENE
20
W
20
NNW
10
NW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
40
S
55
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
40
SSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
25
4
—
—
—
—
0.9
0.7
0.4
—
0.1
14
6
9
42
1.3
1.4
0.2
max °C
4
2
2
-3
-2
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
4
3
8
8
8
7
min °C
3
2
-4
-5
-2
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
8
8
6
 chill °C
-5
-6
-12
-12
-6
-6
-4
-2
-2
0
0
-2
-4
-4
0
2
3
2
Freezing level m
1500
850
650
0
200
700
850
900
1050
1100
1900
1450
1100
900
3050
2600
2600
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-7-11-8-5-4-4-3-2-1-1-4-3343242-1-4-21334455437887
Sunrise
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:45
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
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.
35 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 65).
42
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m 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
108 km WSW
23m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
-
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
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
10.0 km
High: broken

* 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.