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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
300
600
400
500
300
600
4450
400
500
450
km/h
30
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
10
1
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—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-4
-11
-5
-9
-10
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-2
-9
-12
-12
-9
-11
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-10
-16
-19
-20
-18
-18
-18
-21
-16
-13
-10
-9
-12
-8
-7
-7
Freezing level m
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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9:38
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9:41
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9:45
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9:48
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9:52
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Sunset
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4:24
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4:22
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4:20
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4:16
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4:14
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.9 km
Mid: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
8.0 km
Mid: broken
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.
1 hour 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.
1 hour 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.