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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
300
250
250
350
300
250
300
400
400
250
250
250
250
600
600
250
300
300
km/h
45
SSW
50
S
65
SW
45
SW
15
SSE
10
SW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
6
21
10
0.4
1.5
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
6
4
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-5
-4
-7
-7
-2
-5
-2
-2
-1
-1
-5
-4
-2
-2
-7
-8
-5
-4
Freezing level m
800
1000
1150
700
750
750
500
650
500
200
450
100
0
350
0
0
350
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:17
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—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:32
—
—
Sunset
—
5:49
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:38
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—
5:35
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—
5:31
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 171).
80
72 km S
124m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.7 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
48 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 193).
42
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Drizzle
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
48 minutes ago
9°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.