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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
heavy rain
mod. rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
250
400
300
250
300
500
500
500
250
1550
250
250
250
250
250
300
km/h
55
S
65
SW
50
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NE
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
1
—
 mm
16
7
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-3
min °C
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
-4
 chill °C
-4
-7
-7
-3
-5
-3
1
-1
-3
-5
-6
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
Freezing level m
1050
1200
650
750
1000
550
650
300
300
450
350
300
400
300
400
550
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-5-7-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-7-7-6-6-65322111-1-1-1-1-1-2-100-4
Sunrise
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:32
—
—
Sunset
5:49
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:31
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri 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
8°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 176).
40
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 257).
35
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.