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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
600
650
600
550
400
700
300
250
300
600
400
250
200
200
250
250
400
300
km/h
10
E
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
15
ESE
55
ESE
20
SSE
35
SE
65
ESE
45
ESE
70
ESE
80
ESE
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.2
—
0.1
0.8
1.1
7
10
5
0.1
1.7
6
15
6
23
6
1.4
7
max °C
5
6
4
4
5
5
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
5
4
4
min °C
4
5
4
4
5
5
7
9
8
10
8
6
7
8
6
4
3
3
 chill °C
2
5
3
2
5
3
1
6
4
5
3
-1
0
4
1
-1
-1
0
Freezing level m
1150
1200
1150
1100
1150
1350
1750
2150
1900
3000
2750
1650
1700
1750
1550
1250
1000
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:15
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7:18
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—
7:20
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—
7:24
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—
7:26
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—
7:30
—
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Sunset
—
7:01
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—
6:58
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6:54
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—
6:51
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—
6:47
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6:44
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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.
50 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 265 degs) was rejected.
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
Reykjavik (4130 -0)
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).

* 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.