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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
250
300
250
250
300
250
300
250
250
350
250
250
250
250
250
250
km/h
25
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
50
S
70
SW
50
SW
20
S
10
SW
0
SW
0
SE
0
SSW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
5
WNW
20
SW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
36
6
21
5
—
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
7
2
6
4
2
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
6
3
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
2
-4
-5
-4
-7
-7
-3
-2
0
0
-5
-6
-7
-7
-4
-8
-7
Freezing level m
3100
2100
800
950
1000
700
900
600
500
550
350
0
350
250
100
200
0
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Sunrise
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8:17
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—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
5:52
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5:49
—
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5:45
—
—
5:42
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5:38
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5:35
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
10°C
Dry
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 166).
69
71 km S
124m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 266).
53
ASCATB340E63N
105 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 165).
- km
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain .
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-

* 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.