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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
ESE
10
ESE
75
ESE
135
ESE
80
SSE
60
SSE
35
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
7
9
4
4
3
6
4
10
3
2
7
2
2
1
6
max °C
-2
-3
-2
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-6
min °C
-2
-6
-3
-1
1
2
2
-1
1
1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-8
-2
-10
-14
-13
-9
-6
-4
-6
-5
-6
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-11
200
0
0
400
800
800
750
550
850
650
450
150
150
50
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
350
650
300
250
250
250
300
300
250
250
250
250
300
400
300
500
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-4-5-4-5-6-5-6-8-10-11-11-11-10-10-2-5-3-1222021-1-3-3-4-4-2-7
Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
Sunset
8:21
8:23
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 77).
37
SHIP7195
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB339E63N
94 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 124).
- km
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
SHIP4474
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5186
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1657
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5932
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3730
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.