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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 37mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
550
400
400
500
50
50
200
600
750
300
300
400
550
450
450
450
km/h
15
SE
5
S
20
SW
10
SE
105
SE
25
E
35
WSW
20
NNW
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.4
1.1
0.6
24
2
8
—
—
4
1
0.8
1.2
0.1
0.2
18
max °C
4
4
4
2
7
2
2
-3
-1
2
3
4
4
4
6
7
min °C
3
3
3
1
4
2
-4
-4
-1
2
2
3
3
4
4
6
 chill °C
0
0
-2
-9
-2
-4
-12
-11
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
0
1
Freezing level m
1100
1050
1000
800
1750
850
450
0
350
850
850
950
1150
1100
1400
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
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5:52
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 37mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SE by Wed morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain.
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
11
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WSW
139m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
6
104 km WNW
120m alt.
47 minutes ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 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.