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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sat afternoon, gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed night, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
30
E
35
E
45
ENE
55
E
50
E
45
ENE
40
E
55
E
60
ESE
50
E
40
ENE
35
E
25
E
25
E
55
E
95
ESE
60
SE
 cm 
1
3
9
 mm 
0.1
0.5
2
max°C
-1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
min°C
-1
-1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-1
-1
1
chill°C 
-8
-8
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-11
-10
-12
-9
Freezing level (m
100
450
800
800
800
700
700
650
750
750
500
0
50
0
400
350
750
Cloud base (m)
400
500
450
500
1600
1950
1600
350
300
250
650
6000
5650
5100
650
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4-6-7-7-7-6-6-4-10222112220-2-2-3-102
Sunrise
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:56
10:56
Sunset
3:32
3:30
3:29
3:27
3:26
3:25

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sat afternoon, gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed night, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 78 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1790
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 52).
29
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
103 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
SHIP7701
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 52).
29
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
55 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
108 km W
1m alt.
49 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 100).
32

* 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.