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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
1300
200
200
200
250
500
450
200
350
550
350
500
550
km/h
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
30
SE
90
SE
25
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.8
—
—
11
15
0.7
0.3
—
0.3
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
7
8
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
7
2
1
2
1
1
 chill °C
-5
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
0
0
-2
-4
-2
-3
-2
Freezing level m
250
0
400
400
550
750
900
750
700
2050
2000
1000
700
750
800
800
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Sunrise
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8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
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—
Sunset
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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5:15
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5:12
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5:08
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow on Mon night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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.
59 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 298).
21
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
Reykjavik (4130 -0)
109 km WSW
53m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).

* 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.