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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
500
550
350
500
500
450
1950
1450
300
250
250
500
600
250
400
km/h
40
SE
70
SE
15
SSE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
N
5
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
SE
100
ESE
20
S
20
SSE
5
ENE
15
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
3
3
3
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
26
2
0.3
—
0.3
2
—
max °C
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
min °C
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
 chill °C
-5
-4
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
-6
0
0
1
0
-4
-4
Freezing level m
850
1500
1050
1100
1000
1000
1000
950
950
1150
1450
1000
1250
1150
1150
1050
900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
3.3 km
Low: overcast
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours 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
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
25 km
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.