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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 77mm) on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light snow
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
4550
450
350
350
450
650
600
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
20
NNW
15
N
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
40
SSW
40
S
65
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
35
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
0.6
1.3
1
0.9
—
3
29
1.5
14
10
8
3
19
15
4
4
max °C
-2
-1
2
2
3
4
5
6
8
3
6
7
7
8
8
6
5
6
min °C
-3
-1
0
2
3
3
3
6
5
3
2
4
6
8
7
5
5
5
 chill °C
-9
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
1
-1
-4
-5
-3
0
3
2
3
3
2
Freezing level m
150
300
750
850
900
1050
1050
2750
2150
900
850
1200
1550
2100
2150
1650
1700
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
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—
8:11
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—
8:14
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—
8:17
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—
8:19
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—
8:22
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Sunset
—
5:59
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5:55
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5:52
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—
5:49
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—
5:45
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5:42
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 77mm) on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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).
13
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(30 kph at 340).
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
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.