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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly extremely windy.

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
 km/h
75
SW
75
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
20
SSW
45
NE
70
WNW
40
W
15
WSW
10
ESE
105
SE
10
SSE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
E
4
5
9
5
3
15
6
3
2
1
8
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
-1
-7
-7
-7
-4
0
0
-3
-4
-6
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
-4
-7
-7
-8
-6
0
-1
-4
-5
-11
-11
-9
-12
-20
-20
-20
-15
-9
-11
-19
-17
-16
-11
-11
-6
-12
-15
-20
-19
-16
-19
0
0
0
0
100
200
0
0
0
0
400
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
250
300
300
250
150
250
300
350
300
1300
200
1550
1500
600
400
650
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-15-12-10-9-14-14-14-10-4-6-9-11-13-16-14-11-7-7-7-5-3-3-7-7-8-50-1-4-5-9-10-9-10
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:11
7:09
7:05
7:01
Sunset
7:34
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:45
7:49

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
2 hours ago
-
96
Stormy winds from the SW
(96 kph at 235).
124
SHIP463
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
37
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 240).
SHIP1631
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP7816
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3995
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5983
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP2450
59 km S
15m alt.
2 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.