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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
85
E
40
SE
75
SE
85
SE
75
SE
60
SW
15
S
10
E
70
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
ESE
 cm 
1
7
6
2
3
2
1
1
 mm 
10
10
10
max°C
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
min°C
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-2
-3
chill°C 
-7
-6
-9
-9
-7
-6
-3
-2
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-3
-9
-9
-8
-8
Freezing level (m
900
600
700
750
850
850
600
650
500
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
150
200
250
1650
300
400
350
200
400
300
400
600
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-6-5-4-4-5-4-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-631222211-1-2-1-2-2-3-4-3-2-2
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:25
3:25
3:23
3:22
3:22
3:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

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.
58 minutes ago
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 85).
81
SHIP5395
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
60
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
moderate rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4651
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2054
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5040
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6796
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4057
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.