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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
350
350
350
350
300
300
300
300
350
400
450
500
350
350
350
km/h
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
15
3
1.9
12
6
3
10
5
12
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
min °C
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
1
 chill °C
1
0
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-2
Freezing level m
1550
1350
1250
1450
1300
1150
1100
1200
1200
750
450
600
450
250
300
1150
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Sunrise
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9:15
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9:19
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9:22
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9:26
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9:29
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Sunset
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4:46
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4:43
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4:39
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4:37
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4:34
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 262).
11
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WSW
139m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 238).
11
104 km WNW
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
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.

* 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.