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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
450
350
500
650
250
300
250
300
450
500
300
300
1400
600
250
250
550
250
km/h
15
SSW
15
SW
5
S
20
SE
60
SE
20
SSE
5
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
100
SE
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
0.4
—
3
3
3
0.1
—
—
0.2
1.7
1.3
—
0.1
30
8
0.9
8
max °C
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
min °C
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
3
 chill °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
3
-2
-1
-3
1
0
1
2
1
-3
0
-1
-2
Freezing level m
850
800
700
850
1050
1250
1000
950
900
1050
1100
1100
1050
1150
1600
1250
1050
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
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—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:27
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—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
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—
6:13
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—
6:08
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
69 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.