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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 24mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
600
2450
2500
300
300
500
250
500
450
250
150
100
200
250
750
300
km/h
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
90
ESE
20
S
20
SSE
0
NE
15
SW
20
SW
10
ESE
65
ESE
20
SSW
50
WNW
40
NW
20
WSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
16
0.5
0.5
20
0.1
0.5
—
15
6
0.1
—
—
1.8
max °C
2
3
4
5
5
4
5
3
3
4
2
9
5
3
-1
1
2
min °C
1
2
3
5
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
-3
-3
1
2
 chill °C
-3
0
1
2
-5
0
1
2
0
-1
-2
-5
0
-14
-12
-4
-3
Freezing level m
750
900
1200
1550
1100
1100
1200
1100
950
1000
750
1400
1300
350
150
600
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
—
—
Sunset
6:15
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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 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 24mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, gales from the NW 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.
56 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
3
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours 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.