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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
550
600
450
250
50
50
250
500
1800
350
300
400
450
700
650
950
km/h
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
20
SW
10
SE
110
ESE
30
E
40
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
S
15
SSE
30
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
3
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
—
0.2
0.6
—
22
2
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.8
0.4
—
—
4
max °C
4
4
4
3
2
5
3
-1
-2
-1
2
3
3
4
4
5
7
min °C
4
3
3
2
1
5
3
-4
-4
-1
0
2
3
3
4
5
5
 chill °C
0
-1
0
-2
-9
-4
-3
-12
-10
-4
-6
-4
-2
-2
2
2
1
Freezing level m
1050
1100
1050
950
750
1950
950
300
0
350
700
800
950
1100
1100
3100
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
6:08
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
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5:52
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
51 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13
72 km S
124m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
26 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 116).
19
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
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.