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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
450
500
550
500
3950
250
350
350
250
250
250
250
1200
150
150
200
km/h
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
30
ENE
45
NE
25
NNE
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
0
1
1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
 chill °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-9
-8
-4
-4
Freezing level m
500
0
0
250
0
0
50
0
0
150
0
0
100
550
550
600
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-8-8-6-7-8-7-7-7-7-6-5-5-4-5-1-3-3-2-4-3-3-4-3-2-3-2-2-1011
Sunrise
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
5:35
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon 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
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
55 minutes ago
2°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Rain
25 km
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.