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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
8750
400
400
450
300
300
300
300
300
350
450
650
2450
300
600
2050
1700
km/h
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
6
10
8
16
0.6
1.4
1.2
0.4
7
0.3
max °C
12
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
7
6
6
8
9
10
11
12
11
min °C
12
8
8
9
8
9
9
7
7
6
4
6
8
9
10
11
10
 chill °C
11
6
5
6
4
5
5
3
3
1
-1
4
4
6
6
8
8
Freezing level m
2600
2600
2700
3000
2300
2300
2000
2500
1500
1300
1100
1400
1850
2350
2200
2400
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
664434330-1-212545612991099997657910111211
Sunrise
5:28
5:31
5:33
5:37
5:39
Sunset
9:15
9:12
9:08
9:05
9:01
8:58

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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
12° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 296).
16
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours 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.