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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
70
SW
20
S
25
SE
75
SE
30
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
2
5
3
3
6
1
2
3
5
7
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-1
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-6
-3
-6
-4
1
0
-1
-1
-5
-3
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-13
-14
-12
-11
-8
-7
-8
-7
-13
-10
-11
-11
-8
-5
-9
-13
-10
-10
0
100
0
0
600
550
300
400
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
250
400
650
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
150
150
400
250
1800
200
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:48
7:43
Sunset
6:58
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

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.
58 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 91).
31
SHIP3418
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 122 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2631
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2074
59 km S
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
SHIP447
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4392
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1931
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.