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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
500
250
300
250
250
300
250
250
300
650
600
250
250
250
250
300
300
km/h
10
SSE
25
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
55
S
65
SW
45
SW
20
S
5
WSW
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
5
5
—
—
—
2
2
4
—
—
—
 mm
—
3
34
6
25
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
6
8
2
7
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
-2
min °C
3
5
2
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
-1
0
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
0
1
-5
-5
-4
-7
-7
-3
0
0
0
-1
-4
1
-4
-7
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1000
1350
2050
800
1000
1100
700
800
600
500
500
450
400
650
500
250
400
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:14
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—
8:17
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—
8:19
—
—
8:22
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—
8:26
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—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
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—
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: Mild with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon afternoon. 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
3.4 km
Mid: 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 107 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
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
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.