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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, gales from the SE by Wed night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
20
E
55
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
S
30
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
25
SW
20
SE
8
6
4
8
3
2
3
4
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-5
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-4
-6
-6
-3
-1
2
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-7
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
0
-3
-5
-6
-7
-5
-2
-2
-14
-12
-9
-14
-13
-14
-12
-8
-7
-7
-5
-10
-14
-16
-18
-15
-9
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
0
500
400
0
0
0
0
200
450
Cloud base (m)
300
350
1250
550
550
1250
250
500
250
300
250
250
400
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-8-9-9-8-7-6-6-5-8-12-13-15-12-8-5-7-7-9-6-4-5-4-2-2-20-2-5-6-7-4-20
Sunrise
8:56
8:52
8:49
8:45
8:42
8:38
Sunset
6:08
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:23

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, gales from the SE 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 66).
22
SHIP4307
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 295).
13
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
SHIP1816
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4760
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 295).
13
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud

* 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.