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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 26mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
200
200
250
250
300
450
250
300
650
600
300
350
450
350
450
km/h
25
NE
15
N
5
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
ESE
55
SE
10
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SW
15
S
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
1.8
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
max °C
0
1
1
2
2
1
5
6
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
min °C
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
0
1
0
-1
1
0
 chill °C
-3
-3
-1
-3
-4
-4
0
2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
600
600
700
700
800
750
1850
1900
1100
700
500
750
500
350
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:08
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—
5:06
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 26mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW 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
3°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 277).
14
71 km S
124m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB340E63N
95 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 42).
- km
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB341E63N
101 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 46).
- km
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
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.