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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SE
20
SE
35
SE
70
SE
55
SE
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
35
W
45
W
30
WSW
8
1
8
14
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.3
1.1
35
15
27
18
16
14
max °C
5
4
4
4
3
1
-1
2
5
6
7
6
4
3
1
-3
-3
0
min °C
4
3
3
4
3
-2
-1
1
4
6
6
5
4
2
-2
-4
-4
-3
0
-2
-2
-4
-4
-8
-6
-5
-3
1
1
-1
0
0
-9
-13
-13
-11
1350
1100
950
1050
950
450
300
600
1250
1850
2100
1950
1300
1350
600
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
400
400
350
300
300
500
300
350
300
300
400
350
300
300
350
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-3-3-4-6-6-4-1232-1-1-6-11-11-954443-1-12567643-1-4-4-2
Sunrise
11:10
11:10
11:11
11:11
11:11
11:11
Sunset
3:22
3:22
3:23
3:25
3:26
3:26

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 84).
26
SHIP3220
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
19
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: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP6788
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8835
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2227
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7723
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5154
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.