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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
350
250
200
250
250
450
450
550
750
750
800
250
300
km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
50
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
SE
30
SE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.9
1.7
2
6
7
1.4
2
1
2
1.2
max °C
12
8
7
7
9
9
9
4
3
3
2
4
5
4
5
6
8
min °C
10
6
6
7
7
9
7
2
2
3
1
3
5
3
5
6
8
 chill °C
8
3
3
5
4
7
3
-4
-4
-4
-2
1
3
1
3
1
3
Freezing level m
2950
3150
2400
1650
2000
2050
1850
950
750
900
800
950
1050
1050
1500
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5411232-4-5-5-4-3-3-2124117778983332454568
Sunrise
6:24
6:26
6:30
6:33
6:35
Sunset
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

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.
31 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 137).
14
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 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
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.