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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
60
ESE
45
E
60
ENE
50
ENE
35
E
65
ESE
75
E
50
SE
80
SE
65
SE
45
SE
45
SSW
25
SSW
45
E
30
SSE
50
SW
70
SSW
20
SW
 cm 
1
1
2
1
5
4
3
10
5
10
6
 mm 
4
7
14
max°C
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
min°C
2
1
0
-1
-1
-2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
chill°C 
-6
-6
-8
-9
-8
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-5
-7
-9
-6
Freezing level (m
800
700
750
300
400
600
750
550
900
750
750
1000
800
650
600
700
500
600
Cloud base (m)
250
450
600
3850
2050
200
250
200
200
200
200
200
250
150
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-5-6-5-3-6-5-5-5-4-4-5-6-5-6-6221-1-1-1213223222100
Sunrise
10:52
10:56
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
Sunset
3:27
3:26
3:25
3:25
3:23
3:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 82).
69
SHIP7855
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 0).
35
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5085
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5661
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5899
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3167
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4269
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.