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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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night
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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night
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
200
250
250
300
400
250
300
450
500
850
350
450
350
350
350
350
350
km/h
10
N
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
ESE
55
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
10
S
30
SW
20
SSW
40
SW
20
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
0.3
1.8
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
4
6
17
max °C
2
1
1
2
6
7
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
5
7
min °C
2
1
1
1
3
6
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
4
5
6
 chill °C
-1
-2
-4
-3
1
2
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-1
1
2
Freezing level m
750
750
600
750
1900
2300
1300
750
650
750
650
500
700
600
1250
1500
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:48
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8:51
—
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8:53
—
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8:56
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9:00
—
—
Sunset
5:19
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5:15
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5:12
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5:08
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5:06
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5:01
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun 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.
39 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 319).
19
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour 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.
43 minutes ago
5°C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).

* 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.