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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
8400
8700
500
400
450
300
300
300
300
300
350
300
550
700
550
350
350
1900
km/h
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSE
0
S
10
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
8
13
13
16
0.3
0.6
1.8
0.3
0.3
6
0.4
2
max °C
11
12
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
8
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
10
min °C
9
11
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
5
6
8
7
8
10
9
 chill °C
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
3
3
1
5
8
7
4
6
6
Freezing level m
2650
2550
2550
2600
3000
2300
2600
2200
2550
1750
1450
1250
1350
1500
1650
2000
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
66644443411-1-10235510129910101091087678891010
Sunrise
5:24
5:28
5:31
5:33
5:37
5:39
Sunset
9:15
9:12
9:08
9:05
9:01
8:58

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

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
16° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 328).
16
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 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.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
2
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.