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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 06 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
0
S
5
WSW
10
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
NNE
25
N
20
ENE
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1
1.2
3
0.7
2
5
1.5
0.3
0.4
max °C
-3
-4
-2
-3
-2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
5
2
min °C
-6
-5
-2
-5
-3
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
3
0
-14
-13
-9
-12
-9
-3
-5
-4
-2
-3
1
2
0
-2
-5
-2
-4
-3
-3
0
0
250
0
0
500
550
700
850
850
800
850
1550
1250
850
700
700
1050
950
Cloud base (m)
750
700
850
5850
4600
700
350
350
350
550
550
300
300
300
450
300
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-11-10-9-8-7-5-4-4-5-3-1-2-5-6-5-4-3-5-5-2-4-311232223422341
Sunrise
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:22
4:18
4:15
Sunset
10:00
10:04
10:07
10:09
10:13
10:15

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 71).
43
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 344).
21
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0
108 km W
1m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
0.0 km
108 km W
1m alt.
53 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 76 degs) was rejected.
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.