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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 137mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
200
550
4850
350
350
350
450
600
600
250
300
300
300
300
300
300
km/h
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
55
SW
40
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.1
1
0.9
—
0.5
23
3
22
36
5
3
20
max °C
0
-3
-2
2
2
3
3
4
6
7
3
3
8
8
8
8
min °C
-3
-5
-2
0
2
3
2
3
5
5
3
3
7
8
8
7
 chill °C
-10
-12
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
1
-2
-4
-4
1
2
3
4
Freezing level m
550
0
250
750
850
900
950
1100
2400
2150
900
950
2550
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:49
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5:45
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 137mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 0).
76
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
0°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 359).
21
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
108 km WSW
23m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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

* 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.