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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
300
400
500
250
200
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
350
400
km/h
30
SSE
15
SSE
30
SW
15
S
15
SW
10
SE
30
S
45
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
5
4
5
0.7
1.1
0.7
12
11
1.5
1.2
6
3
2
0.6
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—
—
max °C
7
6
4
5
4
5
7
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
min °C
6
6
3
4
4
4
7
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
 chill °C
2
3
-2
1
0
1
3
0
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-5
Freezing level m
1550
1400
1000
1100
1050
1100
1800
1250
1300
1100
950
900
950
850
750
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-3-3-2-11-2-1-2-4-4-4-5-5-6-676454575543433221
Sunrise
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—
7:30
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
6:47
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
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6:30
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
18
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
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.