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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
250
250
550
1250
550
250
400
100
150
250
400
400
450
400
500
450
km/h
15
SE
95
ESE
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
30
SW
15
ESE
30
E
10
NNW
25
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
16
1.1
0.2
—
4
2
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.4
—
max °C
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
min °C
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
2
0
-1
-2
0
-1
2
2
2
 chill °C
-2
-5
0
0
0
-2
-4
-8
-4
-8
-6
-5
-2
-4
-2
-3
-2
Freezing level m
1550
1000
1100
1100
1100
1000
850
700
900
650
500
100
600
400
800
900
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
Sunset
6:13
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—
6:08
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
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5:59
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5:55
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 84).
37
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
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.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
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.