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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
550
8450
8950
500
500
450
300
300
300
300
350
350
500
1800
400
300
km/h
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
35
SW
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
9
6
17
19
0.4
0.9
1.2
4
6
max °C
10
9
11
12
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
10
10
11
min °C
10
9
9
11
8
9
10
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
9
10
10
 chill °C
9
9
9
9
6
7
7
4
6
5
5
3
2
3
7
7
8
Freezing level m
2150
2500
2550
2500
2550
2550
2800
2500
2700
2400
2600
1850
1600
1600
2150
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
455554434441014551091012910109101010877101011
Sunrise
5:24
5:28
5:31
5:33
5:37
Sunset
9:19
9:15
9:12
9:08
9:05
9:01

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, 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.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
29
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs)
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
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.