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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 55mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Wed night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
550
550
550
250
400
100
100
250
1200
2250
350
300
450
650
km/h
95
ESE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSW
30
SW
15
ESE
55
E
5
W
45
WNW
0
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
—
4
2
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—
—
—
—
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 mm
19
1.7
0.2
—
4
3
—
25
3
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.7
0.2
max °C
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
8
6
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
min °C
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
-1
-1
-1
1
0
2
3
1
 chill °C
-5
0
0
0
-3
-4
-3
-4
-10
-5
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1000
1150
1100
1150
1000
850
700
1250
1500
500
200
700
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800
900
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:58
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8:02
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8:04
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8:07
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8:11
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Sunset
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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5:59
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5:55
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 55mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Wed night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

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
7°C
light rain
Light rain.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 119).
23
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WSW
139m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 121 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
8.0 km
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).

* 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.