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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
heavy rain
clear
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
heavy rain
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
ESE
85
E
45
SE
75
SE
80
SE
80
SE
60
SSW
20
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
W
20
ENE
65
NE
15
N
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
60
ESE
 cm 
5
5
3
9
2
1
1
2
 mm 
11
14
12
max°C
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-5
-2
-3
-2
1
min°C
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
chill°C 
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-3
-3
-7
-1
-7
-12
-11
-11
-9
-8
-7
-8
Freezing level (m
450
900
550
700
700
900
850
650
600
550
450
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
500
Cloud base (m)
2300
200
250
200
200
150
200
200
450
200
250
450
150
450
550
250
300
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-6-6-5-4-4-5-4-5-7-4-8-9-10-8-7-6-51312122110-1-1-3-5-5-3-3-3-1
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:25
3:25
3:23
3:22
3:22
3:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 84).
54
SHIP1921
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
32
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
45 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
103 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
SHIP7881
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
32
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
45 minutes ago
5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
104 km WSW
139m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 119).
31
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry

* 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.