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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
600
2250
250
500
350
300
300
300
300
450
400
250
250
200
250
250
400
km/h
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SE
55
SSE
30
S
20
S
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
15
SE
90
ESE
45
SSE
35
S
35
SW
40
SSW
15
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
4
1.7
1.1
5
6
4
6
1.4
0.6
8
13
0.5
17
4
11
1.4
max °C
4
7
6
10
9
8
5
4
3
4
5
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
min °C
4
6
5
8
9
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
 chill °C
0
4
0
4
5
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-2
-2
-5
0
-1
2
Freezing level m
1100
1400
1950
3150
1750
1500
1300
1050
950
900
1000
1300
1500
1200
1550
1300
1200
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-12610-2-4-4-4-3-1-1-2-1-1-2-1476997443455666655
Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15
7:12
7:08

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu 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
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 284).
18
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.