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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
250
650
750
450
300
300
250
250
450
300
300
500
550
250
1500
km/h
15
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
5
W
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
20
ESE
55
ESE
40
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
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—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
0
1
-1
min °C
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
-2
 chill °C
-4
-3
-4
-2
-4
-4
-5
-3
-5
-5
-6
-4
-7
-8
-8
-10
Freezing level m
650
450
550
300
50
400
100
250
400
0
0
0
0
0
750
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-8-6-4-610-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-3-3-3-4-11-2
Sunrise
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8:22
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—
8:26
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—
8:29
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—
8:32
—
—
8:34
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Sunset
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—
5:42
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5:38
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5:35
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—
5:31
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5:29
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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.
26 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 145 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
37 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 224).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
33 minutes ago
4°C
-
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.