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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
50
50
250
550
600
300
350
450
500
550
600
300
300
350
300
350
350
350
km/h
110
ESE
55
E
15
WNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
35
S
50
SSW
50
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
24
0.3
—
—
—
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.3
—
—
11
6
3
22
5
0.3
1.3
max °C
4
2
2
-3
-2
2
3
3
3
4
5
6
4
3
8
8
8
8
min °C
3
2
-4
-5
-2
0
2
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
4
8
8
7
 chill °C
-5
-6
-12
-12
-7
-6
-3
-2
-2
0
1
-2
-4
-4
-1
4
4
3
Freezing level m
1500
800
750
0
250
750
850
900
1100
1250
3050
1500
1150
950
3300
2900
3150
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:45
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Sun 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.
53 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 61).
47
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
133
Extremely windy from the E
(133 kph at 80).
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.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 50).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
41 minutes ago
2°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.