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Hekla Weather Forecast

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

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2550
2000
250
350
600
500
250
300
450
150
50
150
250
250
350
300
350
650
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
95
ESE
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
SW
30
SW
15
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
65
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
1
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
18
1.3
0.2
1.2
4
1.5
6
32
8
8
—
—
0.4
1
0.6
0.1
max °C
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
9
4
4
-1
1
3
3
3
4
min °C
3
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
8
3
0
-1
0
2
2
3
3
 chill °C
1
2
-4
0
0
0
-2
-4
-2
3
-4
-9
-9
-6
-3
-3
-2
-1
Freezing level m
1300
1550
1050
1100
1100
1050
950
900
800
2150
1050
1100
350
600
800
900
900
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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—
8:04
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8:07
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8:11
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Sunset
—
6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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5:59
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5:55
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 51mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
13
Vestmannaeyjar
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
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.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
708m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 130 degs)
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
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.