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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
350
300
350
300
400
250
250
250
250
300
300
500
300
400
300
300
km/h
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
30
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
35
SSE
65
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
 mm
5
3
6
6
0.9
1.2
0.3
16
11
3
0.6
1.5
0.6
0.3
0.3
1.2
2
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max °C
8
7
6
4
5
5
6
7
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
min °C
7
7
6
4
4
4
5
7
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
 chill °C
3
3
3
-1
0
1
2
2
-2
-4
-1
-1
-2
0
2
-1
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1900
1600
1400
1050
1050
1200
1250
1800
1250
1000
1000
900
850
900
900
850
850
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:26
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
Sunset
—
6:47
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
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—
6:34
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—
6:30
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
moderate rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
4.2 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 179).
18
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
110 km WSW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Keflavíkurflugvöllir
141 km WSW
54m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Rain
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
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.