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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
700
5100
400
400
250
250
250
250
250
200
350
250
250
450
300
km/h
5
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
WSW
10
S
50
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
1.3
—
—
—
—
12
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
6
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
 chill °C
-4
-8
-7
-10
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
Freezing level m
50
0
350
0
250
350
350
400
600
850
950
950
750
650
650
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-2-2-4-5-4-1-2-2-2-3-1-1-1-102332114
Sunrise
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8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
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—
5:29
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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5:15
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 182).
2
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 77).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.