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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
SE
40
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
0
NW
5
N
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
55
ESE
110
ESE
70
ESE
80
SE
80
SE
25
SSE
12
13
2
2
1
2
3
15
3
1
13
3
max °C
-1
-4
-6
-4
-4
-7
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-6
-2
0
1
2
3
3
min °C
-2
-4
-8
-7
-4
-8
-5
-4
-7
-5
-3
-7
-2
-1
1
2
2
-1
-7
-13
-12
-10
-6
-13
-8
-4
-7
-10
-7
-13
-11
-12
-10
-7
-7
-7
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
0
200
400
750
750
900
750
Cloud base (m)
300
250
300
400
1300
400
300
700
650
300
600
650
400
250
250
200
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
Sunset
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:27

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 249).
39
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 274).
42
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
45 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
104 km WNW
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 132).
32
108 km W
1m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
0.5 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.