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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SW
6
2
2
8
3
1
4
3
3
11
8
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-7
-10
-9
0
0
2
4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-11
-11
-10
-10
0
2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-6
-3
-2
-4
-11
-12
-12
-19
-18
-16
-16
-6
-4
-10
-12
-10
-8
-6
-7
-12
-10
-8
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
850
650
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
450
7700
300
500
300
300
250
300
400
300
700
500
750
300
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-9-13-13-8-6-3-6-11-11-10-10-11-9-9-9-9-7-6-5-9-11-10-5021-4-4-5-5-4-6-2-2-3
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:45
6:49
6:52

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 77).
17
SHIP3417
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 27).
2
71 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1536
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3643
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7179
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5316
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5336
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4830
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.