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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, stormy winds from the SE by Sun night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
300
250
300
450
500
350
550
600
350
750
1650
250
250
500
250
km/h
5
SSE
35
SE
65
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
30
SE
90
SE
25
SSW
25
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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2
3
4
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0.4
—
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0.2
0.3
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2
42
14
1.1
3
max °C
2
4
5
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
6
4
4
4
min °C
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
 chill °C
-1
-4
-3
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
Freezing level m
700
900
1400
1050
1000
1000
900
1000
1000
1000
1050
1150
1750
1150
1050
1050
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Sunrise
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7:47
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7:50
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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Sunset
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6:22
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6:20
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6:15
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6:13
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6:08
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, stormy winds 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
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
4 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
8 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
8 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WSW
139m alt.
57 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 11 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
5
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
Reykjavik (4130 -0)
109 km WSW
53m alt.
4 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.