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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
350
750
250
200
250
250
250
250
300
400
1650
1900
350
400
600
km/h
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SW
45
WSW
25
WSW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.4
0.9
2
23
13
0.4
0.4
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
max °C
4
4
5
8
6
4
4
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
min °C
4
3
5
6
5
3
4
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
 chill °C
0
0
2
2
0
-4
-1
-3
-4
-2
-2
2
3
0
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
1100
1100
1550
1700
1300
1050
1100
900
600
700
650
800
900
800
650
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-312-1-2-2-4-5-5-5-4-4-5-5-5-544576442121332232
Sunrise
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7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
6:44
—
—
6:40
—
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6:37
—
—
6:34
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6:30
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6:27
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

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.
55 minutes ago
Dry
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 232).
3
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m 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
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
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.