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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
10
W
25
N
20
NE
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1
0.4
1.3
0.5
1.6
8
0.3
2
0.6
0.1
0.2
max °C
-4
-2
-3
-2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
2
1
4
2
min °C
-5
-3
-6
-4
-1
-1
1
2
2
3
2
4
5
3
1
1
4
0
-13
-10
-13
-10
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
-2
0
0
-3
-4
-2
-1
-5
0
200
0
0
350
400
600
950
800
1050
1100
2000
1800
1200
750
600
1000
600
Cloud base (m)
800
950
350
400
350
400
350
300
300
300
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300
450
600
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Sunrise
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:22
4:18
4:15
Sunset
10:00
10:04
10:07
10:09
10:13
10:15

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW 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.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 51).
44
68 km W
101m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 355).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
104 km WNW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 53).
23
108 km W
1m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 75 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 030 degs)
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
108 km W
1m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 94 degs) was rejected.
Sléttan
137 km WSW
25m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 11).
70
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skotdeild Keflavikur
144 km WSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 13).
69

* 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.