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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
20
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
40
SE
60
SE
75
S
50
SSW
5
S
35
SW
15
S
15
SSE
30
SW
10
S
20
S
35
SSE
45
SW
9
4
2
3
2
3
6
6
5
5
5
6
2
2
2
1
3
11
13
max °C
4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
1
1
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
-3
-4
-5
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-3
-1
-2
-11
-12
-10
-11
-10
-9
-13
-10
-14
-9
-8
-11
-13
-11
-9
-11
-9
-8
-10
900
0
50
0
0
0
0
300
100
300
0
50
0
0
250
0
0
400
300
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
350
300
250
400
400
200
250
550
300
400
650
300
650
300
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:58
Sunset
6:45
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:00

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 202).
46
SHIP499
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 158).
35
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.
4 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5939
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5601
59 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP6728
59 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP5359
59 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP4651
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.