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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
15
ESE
95
E
55
ENE
50
NE
45
NE
30
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
ESE
110
ESE
110
SE
70
SW
70
SW
60
SSW
20
W
10
N
15
SE
45
SSW
3
5
1
1
6
8
15
7
10
4
7
14
max °C
-3
-2
-4
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-6
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-6
-3
2
min °C
-6
-2
-7
-7
-7
-14
-13
-10
-12
-5
-2
-3
-4
-3
-9
-9
-3
-2
-12
-13
-18
-18
-17
-21
-20
-10
-17
-18
-14
-13
-15
-13
-16
-14
-8
-12
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
0
100
400
0
0
900
Cloud base (m)
250
200
350
1700
1500
650
4850
400
250
250
250
200
250
650
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
Sunset
7:43
7:45
7:49
7:51
7:53
7:57

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Sat 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 78).
31
SHIP6345
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 21).
21
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4434
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5106
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3161
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7205
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP9371
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.