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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
250
350
500
1400
350
650
550
550
300
550
250
250
250
300
km/h
45
W
20
WSW
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SE
55
SE
70
SE
60
SE
10
W
10
WSW
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
0.4
2
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.8
2
6
0.1
1.1
0.4
max °C
5
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
min °C
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
 chill °C
-2
0
-3
-1
-1
-2
1
2
-1
1
2
0
-6
-4
0
0
0
1
Freezing level m
1200
1050
1050
750
800
750
800
900
850
850
950
750
800
1050
1500
900
950
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
45 minutes ago
Dry
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 57).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
110 km WSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
ASCATB341E63N
112 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 280).
- km

* 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.