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Hekla Weather Forecast

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
350
100
50
200
500
700
300
300
400
600
500
600
300
300
350
400
km/h
10
ESE
125
ESE
55
ENE
20
SW
30
NNW
15
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
SW
45
SW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
1
3
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
30
2
—
—
—
1.4
0.8
0.5
0.5
—
—
20
9
0.8
2
max °C
2
5
2
2
-3
-1
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
8
min °C
1
3
2
-4
-5
-1
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
 chill °C
-9
-4
-6
-13
-13
-6
-4
-4
-2
-2
1
1
-1
-2
-4
-1
Freezing level m
750
1600
750
450
0
250
800
850
950
1150
1500
3050
1800
1250
1050
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
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Sunset
—
—
6:01
—
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5:59
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—
5:55
—
—
5:52
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5:49
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, 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.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
10
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 18).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours 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.