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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

IcHekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
31
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
SSE
20
SE
5
ENE
35
W
25
WNW
0
N
30
SSE
35
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
W
15
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
25
S
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
5
SW
15
ESE
25
SSE
70
S
80
SW
75
SW
15
WSW
25
NE
10
ESE
60
ESE
20
E
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
T iceland.wind.12.cc23
T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
 cm 
7
3
8
3
4
2.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
5
2.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
0.4
3
1.8
6
0.7
0.4
0.3
1.3
3
12
4
max°C
3
4
4
1
-2
-3
3
1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
5
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
-1
-2
-2
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
3
min°C
3
3
2
1
-4
-5
-1
1
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-6
-6
-3
-1
0
3
3
2
1
2
3
0
-2
-2
-4
-7
-7
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
1
chill°C 
0
-1
-2
-6
-10
-9
-8
-6
-9
-8
-7
-8
-3
-6
-8
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
0
-2
-3
-10
-13
-13
-10
-14
-13
-12
-9
-8
-7
-5
-2
Freezing level (m
1150
1150
1150
650
300
0
250
700
400
450
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
1750
1000
950
900
750
1150
1800
800
350
250
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
1200
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
200
300
450
750
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
350
500
400
700
450
350
400
350
2200
350
250
300
250
250
550
400
600
300
350
850
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-5-9-7-2-6-8-7-8-8-8-7-7-6-3-1-3-3-4-20-1-6-9-9-9-10-9-8-7-8-6-4-23431-3-411-10-1-3-3-5-5-3-133332341-2-2-3-6-5-4-5-4-3-12
Sunrise
8:34
8:37
8:41
8:45
8:48
8:51
8:53
8:56
9:00
9:03
9:07
9:10
Sunset
5:29
5:24
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:12
5:08
5:06
5:01
4:59
4:55
4:52

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 6-9):

Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Wed night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 82).
22
SHIP5073
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 146).
24
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP3489
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP1106
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP1333
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP713
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP1379
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- 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.