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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
SSE
85
ESE
85
ESE
60
WSW
15
SSW
10
ENE
10
NW
25
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
10
SSE
30
SW
25
SW
40
ESE
60
SE
40
E
50
ENE
 cm 
6
2
2
2
11
1
2
4
2
2
2
1
2
 mm 
8
4
4
max°C
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
2
1
0
min°C
1
1
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
1
1
-1
chill°C 
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-5
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-9
Freezing level (m
750
700
800
800
500
550
250
400
0
0
0
200
400
400
300
200
850
650
450
Cloud base (m)
200
200
150
250
250
200
400
200
500
300
550
250
300
250
300
200
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-3-4-5-4-5-7-7-7-7-6-6-7-7-6-5-5-6223200-1-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-221-1
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
11:04
11:06
Sunset
3:25
3:23
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 87).
37
SHIP1845
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 118).
32
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2504
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4304
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3471
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP4743
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2550
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.