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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NE
5
N
25
SSW
45
SSW
65
SSW
65
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
80
WSW
50
WSW
25
SSW
60
E
25
W
50
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
8
4
2
10
3
5
9
6
4
8
15
8
1
1
1
7
6
max °C
-4
-3
0
2
4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
-4
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-3
-4
1
0
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-3
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-6
-8
-12
-3
-10
-6
-9
-16
-18
-19
-20
-15
-10
-9
-17
-16
-15
-16
-13
-12
0
0
0
750
1150
0
0
0
0
0
100
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
350
700
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
250
150
250
250
500
550
1500
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-6-3-5-12-14-14-15-12-10-8-12-14-15-14-14-12-5-3-222-4-6-7-7-5-3-3-5-6-8-8-6-7
Sunrise
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:11
7:09
Sunset
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:39
7:43

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 83 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4558
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 32).
0
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP1925
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP1184
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1626
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6363
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3976
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1825
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.