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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
SSW
65
SSW
60
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
80
WSW
60
WSW
30
SW
25
ENE
55
W
45
W
25
W
5
SE
70
ESE
40
SSE
15
SW
25
W
55
N
6
2
10
4
5
9
7
4
15
5
1
4
1
1
9
6
max °C
2
4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-6
-7
-7
-5
0
1
-2
-2
-5
min °C
1
-1
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-3
-6
-7
-7
-9
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-9
-6
-10
-16
-18
-20
-20
-16
-10
-17
-18
-17
-17
-10
-15
-7
-7
-8
-18
650
1150
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
100
200
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
250
200
250
600
550
800
650
400
200
200
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-12-14-15-15-13-11-10-14-15-13-11-6-6-9-9-1222-4-6-7-7-5-3-5-7-7-8-6-2-1-2-2-7
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:11
7:09
7:05
Sunset
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:45

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 180).
87
SHIP2940
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 171).
58
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 190).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5755
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3469
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4465
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6471
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP5130
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.