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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
300
250
350
550
550
650
600
500
500
250
250
250
450
350
350
450
km/h
75
SE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
25
ESE
85
ESE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
4
6
0.8
—
0.1
—
0.1
—
—
—
21
1.5
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.2
max °C
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
min °C
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
 chill °C
-4
1
3
1
-1
1
2
1
0
-1
-4
0
0
0
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
1550
1100
1000
1000
900
1000
1000
950
1050
1000
1100
1300
1100
1050
1000
950
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

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
8°C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 90).
0.5 km
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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 32 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
25 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.