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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
350
400
3450
250
450
700
200
300
250
250
150
100
200
600
700
300
km/h
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
SE
95
ESE
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
30
SSW
10
SE
85
ESE
30
SSE
60
W
30
NW
20
SW
30
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
14
0.2
2
14
5
2
6
20
5
—
—
—
0.4
max °C
2
1
3
4
5
5
4
5
3
3
3
2
8
3
2
-1
1
2
min °C
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
1
-5
-4
0
2
 chill °C
-3
-3
-2
1
-3
-6
0
0
-1
0
-2
-4
-4
-6
-16
-12
-5
-4
Freezing level m
800
650
850
1250
1700
1150
1050
1250
1100
1050
950
800
1600
1050
600
0
500
750
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Sunrise
7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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—
8:02
—
—
8:04
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—
8:07
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Sunset
—
6:15
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—
6:13
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—
6:08
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—
6:06
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—
6:01
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5:59
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

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.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
4°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 340).
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
55 minutes ago
4°C
moderate rain
Rain
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
25 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.