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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1500
250
1550
400
250
250
250
400
250
250
250
km/h
20
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
45
NE
15
NE
5
NE
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
W
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Snowflake cm
1
6
 mm
6
1.8
1.7
1.1
1.8
6
6
1.7
3
1.1
max °C
10
9
8
9
8
11
12
8
9
8
9
9
7
4
2
3
2
min °C
10
5
6
8
7
9
11
7
8
7
6
9
6
2
2
2
2
 chill °C
7
-2
0
3
3
9
9
4
7
5
3
7
2
-4
-3
-2
0
Freezing level m
1800
2000
1700
1700
2600
2750
2900
3100
2750
1650
2000
2150
1850
1050
800
950
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3212466541241-4-5-4-510779810128988973232
Sunrise
6:18
6:20
6:24
6:26
6:30
Sunset
8:15
8:12
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu 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.
37 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 321).
31
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 58).
26
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 10).
0.0 km
108 km WSW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Rain
25 km
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
0.0 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.