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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
5
SE
30
SE
25
E
10
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
 cm 
5
3
12
26
7
21
20
 mm 
3
max°C
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
-1
-1
3
min°C
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
chill°C 
-4
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-11
-13
-8
-4
-5
Freezing level (m
250
350
0
100
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
300
600
Cloud base (m)
600
250
300
300
550
300
350
700
300
300
300
300
300
250
300
250
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-6-4-1-1-2-3-4-3-3-3-2-3-4-4-4-3-2-11
Sunrise
8:41
8:45
8:48
8:51
8:53
Sunset
5:24
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:12
5:08

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 77).
31
SHIP6807
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
23
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2933
59 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP4086
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5417
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2460
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP7427
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.