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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
500
850
350
350
350
400
400
450
350
300
300
350
400
350
400
350
km/h
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
—
4
0.4
0.3
12
0.3
—
1.3
2
4
33
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
4
5
5
5
3
2
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
1
1
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
 chill °C
-1
0
-1
2
1
1
-2
-4
-3
0
-1
-5
-6
-4
-2
0
-2
-3
Freezing level m
800
800
1800
1500
1350
1400
1000
850
850
1200
1300
1250
550
550
550
550
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-410-1-1-4-4-2-2-1-3-6-6-5-5-5-3223555323554000000
Sunrise
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
Sunset
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
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—
4:37
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
68 km W
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
3
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
5 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours 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
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Reykjavik (4130 -0)
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 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.