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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
1300
200
200
350
250
250
1450
250
300
300
300
350
500
400
350
400
km/h
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
25
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
ESE
65
SE
20
S
20
S
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.4
1.5
—
0.9
7
0.9
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
7
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-3
-4
-4
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
Freezing level m
500
600
650
700
750
950
800
1900
1950
900
800
750
800
650
500
600
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
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5:08
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5:06
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). 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.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 303).
19
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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
-
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.
42 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
54 minutes ago
1°C
-
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
1°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
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.