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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
200
250
200
200
300
250
300
1450
250
300
550
550
800
550
750
500
350
km/h
5
WSW
10
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
20
SW
15
ESE
80
SE
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
NE
15
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
1.4
8
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
-1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
7
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
min °C
-2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
 chill °C
-2
-4
-5
-4
1
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-5
-3
Freezing level m
50
450
450
600
750
750
800
700
2000
2150
850
650
600
750
850
550
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
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—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:06
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow on Mon night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 121).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.