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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 30mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
light rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
250
450
50
50
200
450
1650
300
300
400
400
650
600
450
300
350
350
km/h
5
S
20
SW
10
SE
115
ESE
35
E
50
W
20
NW
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
35
WSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
0.8
—
23
1.4
4
—
—
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.4
—
—
19
8
1
0.6
max °C
4
3
2
6
2
3
-3
0
2
3
3
4
4
6
7
5
6
9
min °C
3
3
1
5
2
-4
-4
-1
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
 chill °C
0
-2
-6
0
-4
-12
-10
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Freezing level m
1050
950
800
2050
800
450
0
400
800
850
950
1200
1250
3150
2350
1300
1450
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-40-4-7-10-7-5-4-4-1-140-11543262-1-4-12334466568
Sunrise
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
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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 30mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds 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
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 119).
10
Vestmannaeyjar
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
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.
45 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
708m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
hy2b340E63N
137 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
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* 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.