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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
700
350
350
500
550
250
450
250
250
450
300
300
600
350
300
200
km/h
5
SE
0
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
5
SE
30
SE
55
SE
45
SE
20
NE
30
NNE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
60
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
1.8
1.8
6
1.1
0.3
0.5
1.8
0.9
—
0.7
6
22
max °C
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
min °C
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
 chill °C
2
3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-4
-3
0
-2
-4
-1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
Freezing level m
850
900
850
800
750
750
900
1150
1200
900
800
1150
1000
1050
850
1100
1100
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
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—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:22
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—
6:20
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—
6:15
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6:13
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
Dry
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
Vestmannaeyjar
72 km S
124m alt.
4 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
708m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
Reykjavik (4130 -0)
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.