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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 59mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
450
350
350
450
650
600
250
300
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
15
NNW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
25
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
55
S
70
SW
45
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
1.2
0.9
0.7
—
1.9
25
5
25
4
6
13
11
—
—
—
max °C
-1
2
2
3
3
4
6
8
3
7
4
2
3
3
1
1
0
min °C
-1
-1
2
3
3
3
6
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
2
-2
-5
-4
-6
-5
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
Freezing level m
300
450
850
900
950
1050
2850
2300
850
950
900
750
1000
900
550
600
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
5:59
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5:55
—
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5:52
—
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5:49
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5:45
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5:42
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 59mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
47 minutes ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
ASCATB340E63N
102 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 244).
- km
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
19
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.