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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the E by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
350
300
250
300
600
650
450
350
250
250
450
250
450
650
450
km/h
70
SW
50
SW
20
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
0
S
5
SW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
 mm
4
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
1
1
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-7
-7
-2
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
Freezing level m
1150
650
800
1000
550
600
400
250
500
250
0
550
300
0
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:32
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:38
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—
5:35
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5:31
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the E by Sat afternoon).

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.
37 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 222).
29
72 km S
124m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WSW
139m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 208).
47
104 km WNW
120m alt.
21 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
40 minutes ago
4°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.