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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
450
1600
600
550
450
350
250
250
250
250
200
150
200
200
200
250
5550
km/h
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
N
15
E
50
ENE
20
NE
10
WNW
15
WSW
45
WSW
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
3
3
—
1
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
0.2
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
 chill °C
-4
-4
-7
-8
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-1
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-6
-3
Freezing level m
400
50
100
450
0
50
350
200
100
400
600
800
900
700
800
700
500
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Sunrise
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
5:31
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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—
5:15
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE 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.
38 minutes ago
1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
3
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.
42 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
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.