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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
2350
2550
250
300
550
350
250
450
400
100
100
250
250
300
300
km/h
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
SE
95
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SE
40
SSE
20
SE
45
W
30
WNW
40
WSW
20
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
17
0.2
—
1.8
1.5
1.6
3
11
2
0.1
—
1.6
1.9
max °C
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
8
5
3
2
2
2
min °C
2
3
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
7
3
-3
0
2
2
 chill °C
0
1
2
-5
0
0
0
0
-2
-7
6
0
-13
-7
-5
-4
Freezing level m
900
1250
1500
1100
1100
1150
1050
1000
1000
850
2050
1250
800
500
850
850
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Sunrise
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7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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8:04
—
—
8:07
—
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Sunset
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—
6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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5:59
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
0
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
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.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
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.