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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
300
250
300
450
600
550
300
250
500
550
250
450
300
500
250
250
150
km/h
50
SW
15
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
20
ESE
60
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
2
0
1
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
min °C
1
2
0
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-7
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
-4
-5
-8
Freezing level m
600
750
700
500
600
250
150
450
150
100
450
0
0
450
300
150
550
450
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-7-5-4-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-622101-2-1-1-2-10-2-2-1-1-110
Sunrise
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:35
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—
5:31
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—
5:29
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NE by Sat 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
6°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 184).
42
Vestmannaeyjar
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: 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.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
708m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
-
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
25 km
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
714m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.