Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
1600
500
1750
300
650
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
600
km/h
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
WNW
15
SSW
5
E
20
E
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
1
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
1
2
2
1
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-7
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
250
0
100
150
0
0
50
150
350
150
800
750
750
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-7-6-7-8-8-7-6-7-6-4-4-4-5-3-3-2-2-1-2-4-3-2-2-1-21220
Sunrise
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—

Loading...

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

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.
46 minutes ago
1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 129).
11
71 km S
124m alt.
56 minutes 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
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
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

* 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.