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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, stormy winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Fri night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
ESE
5
SE
45
ESE
60
ESE
25
ESE
50
ESE
60
SE
45
ESE
20
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
30
ESE
30
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
 cm 
3
5
1
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-3
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
-1
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
3
min°C
-4
-3
-3
0
1
1
1
0
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
chill°C 
-4
-5
-8
-7
-5
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
-6
-5
-7
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
Freezing level (m
0
0
100
700
700
650
700
650
750
300
0
750
400
950
1100
1400
1000
1800
Cloud base (m)
2100
550
350
150
150
250
150
200
250
300
250
250
1350
1400
700
800
850
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-3-3-3-2-1-1-10-4-3-2111111-1-10012212
Sunrise
11:04
11:06
11:07
11:07
11:08
11:10
Sunset
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, stormy winds from the E by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 312 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9297
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5629
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP2101
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP7767
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3706
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4002
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.