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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
500
450
550
350
350
100
50
200
600
300
500
550
350
550
750
750
750
km/h
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
25
SSW
10
SE
105
ESE
40
E
70
WNW
25
NNW
25
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
3
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.2
0.3
—
0.2
0.9
—
22
2
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.6
0.7
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
4
4
3
2
5
2
0
-1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
5
min °C
4
3
3
3
2
0
5
2
-5
-3
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
 chill °C
0
-1
1
1
-3
-10
-4
-5
-12
-10
-6
-4
-2
-3
-2
0
0
0
Freezing level m
1150
1050
1050
1050
900
700
1850
850
150
50
550
600
850
900
950
1350
1200
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
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—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
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—
5:55
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—
5:52
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 168).
3
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour 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.