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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2350
2600
250
350
600
300
250
300
300
150
100
150
250
250
350
400
400
500
km/h
10
ESE
15
SE
90
ESE
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
20
SW
25
SSW
15
ESE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SW
50
W
40
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
16
0.5
—
5
4
2
7
32
8
8
—
1.1
0.8
0.6
0.6
—
max °C
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
9
5
5
1
2
3
3
3
5
min °C
3
5
3
4
4
2
3
3
1
8
4
0
-1
2
2
3
3
4
 chill °C
1
2
-5
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-7
3
0
-8
-10
-5
-4
-2
-3
1
Freezing level m
1300
1550
1050
1100
1200
1000
950
950
750
2050
1250
1400
400
850
850
950
950
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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—
8:04
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—
8:07
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8:11
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Sunset
—
6:13
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—
6:08
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—
6:06
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—
6:01
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5:59
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5:55
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri 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
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 142 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
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.