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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Thu morning).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
ESE
70
E
65
ENE
70
NE
40
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
5
S
15
ESE
105
SE
60
S
50
SW
50
SSW
55
SW
20
SE
1
3
2
2
2
1
4
5
9
11
9
8
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-9
-7
-2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-13
-12
-8
-10
0
-2
-4
-3
-3
-5
-18
-17
-16
-14
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-18
-11
-15
-11
-12
-14
-12
-12
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
400
100
50
200
0
Cloud base (m)
250
450
450
1550
550
250
1450
1750
650
350
5700
300
250
250
250
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
Sunset
7:39
7:43
7:45
7:49
7:51
7:53

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the NE by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Thu 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
52
SHIP4565
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 265).
32
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1955
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP532
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3465
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3932
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP6889
59 km S
15m alt.
4 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.