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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, extremely windy from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
300
600
300
400
700
2450
1400
350
300
250
350
300
250
450
350
350
400
km/h
10
NNE
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
20
SE
85
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.7
0.3
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
14
0.4
1.4
0.4
4
1.3
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
min °C
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
0
1
1
-1
-1
2
1
0
-4
1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1100
1000
850
800
800
950
1050
1250
1050
1150
1100
1000
900
900
700
650
700
550
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Sunrise
7:50
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—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
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—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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—
6:08
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—
6:06
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6:01
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, extremely windy from the SE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed 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.
21 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 224).
23
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Vestmannaeyjar
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
8°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.