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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 79mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
mod rain
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
500
250
300
250
250
300
250
250
250
250
300
250
200
250
250
650
250
km/h
15
SSE
25
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
55
S
65
SW
45
SW
20
S
5
WSW
5
N
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
SW
10
SE
30
ESE
40
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
6
2
1
—
2
5
3
—
—
1
 mm
—
4
32
7
26
4
—
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
6
8
2
7
4
2
2
2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
1
1
min °C
3
5
2
2
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
1
0
 chill °C
0
1
-5
-5
-4
-7
-5
-3
0
-2
-2
-5
-6
-6
-9
-7
-5
-7
Freezing level m
1000
1400
2050
800
1050
1150
700
900
550
500
500
200
300
200
0
0
600
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
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—
5:38
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—
5:35
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 79mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the E 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 154).
23
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.