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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 33mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1600
750
400
350
500
1450
250
400
250
400
500
400
300
300
500
350
200
km/h
5
SSE
5
NE
5
W
10
SSW
20
SW
5
SE
30
SE
70
SE
60
SE
15
NE
30
NNE
25
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
15
SE
25
SE
85
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.7
—
—
1.7
5
4
—
—
—
0.3
0.6
1.2
0.2
1.1
30
max °C
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
7
min °C
2
3
2
1
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
5
 chill °C
2
3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
-4
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
Freezing level m
850
900
850
750
750
700
950
1450
1350
850
850
1100
900
950
950
1150
1300
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-5-6-5-30-2-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-11333222344233333356
Sunrise
7:41
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—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
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—
6:15
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—
6:13
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 33mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the SE by Sun 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
Dry
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Stórhöfði
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
708m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-

* 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.