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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
550
550
400
300
300
300
1950
400
300
300
300
1300
700
km/h
15
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
SW
5
W
0
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
-4
-11
-5
-8
-10
-12
-11
-9
-3
-4
-5
-8
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-2
-2
-8
-11
-11
-9
-11
-14
-13
-10
-7
-5
-6
-9
-9
-7
-7
 chill °C
-7
-10
-15
-19
-19
-17
-18
-22
-21
-14
-12
-5
-6
-14
-15
-11
-7
Freezing level m
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:41
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:48
—
—
9:52
—
—
Sunset
4:28
—
—
4:24
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:14
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.