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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
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AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
300
350
450
400
250
400
500
200
200
200
300
400
350
1350
km/h
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
90
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
10
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
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 mm
0.7
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—
—
—
—
13
0.6
0.3
6
5
3
3
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—
—
max °C
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
min °C
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
-2
-3
-3
1
0
0
-5
-1
0
1
-1
-3
1
-1
-2
-4
Freezing level m
950
750
700
900
1200
1650
1050
1050
1150
1050
850
950
700
650
600
600
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Sunrise
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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8:04
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Sunset
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6:15
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6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (21 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
6°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
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
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 87).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Drizzle
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
9.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
39 minutes ago
6°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.