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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
mod rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
550
500
250
300
250
300
300
250
250
250
400
600
1300
600
km/h
20
SW
10
SSE
25
SSE
50
S
45
SSW
60
S
65
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
2
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.6
—
5
32
8
22
2
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
6
8
2
6
5
2
2
2
1
1
-1
-1
0
-2
min °C
3
3
6
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-2
0
2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
0
-2
-2
-5
-5
Freezing level m
950
1000
2800
1850
800
1100
850
700
850
650
600
600
250
100
400
0
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Sunrise
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8:14
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8:17
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8:19
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8:22
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8:26
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Sunset
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—
5:52
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5:49
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5:45
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5:42
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5:38
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 165).
10
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours 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.
57 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB340E63N
100 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 245).
- km
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
14
ASCATB339E63N
104 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 234).
- km
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.