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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, extremely windy from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wed
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
S
25
ESE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SE
125
SE
95
SSW
90
SW
80
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SW
40
W
35
W
30
SW
35
S
50
S
55
SSW
45
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
20
S
20
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
5
NW
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
15
SE
40
SSE
80
SE
70
SE
 cm 
2.0
1.0
8
11
9
14
6
2.0
1.0
4
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
7
1.0
1.0
1.0
3
 mm 
max°C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-5
-8
-7
-4
-3
-6
-9
-10
-8
-5
-3
-2
-5
-6
-5
-2
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-6
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
min°C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-5
-8
-9
-8
-7
-3
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
-3
-3
-7
-7
-6
-4
-6
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
chill°C 
-15
-16
-15
-18
-15
-18
-22
-23
-21
-16
-10
-17
-22
-22
-18
-17
-12
-12
-16
-16
-13
-10
-13
-15
-15
-14
-16
-14
-18
-19
-19
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
Freezing level (m
0
0
100
0
0
700
350
300
400
150
600
450
0
0
400
0
350
850
500
450
500
800
500
350
0
0
250
0
0
350
0
0
700
0
1000
1100
Cloud base (m)
300
1650
300
300
300
500
300
300
300
350
300
300
350
500
800
500
850
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
450
1350
400
450
400
450
600
400
4100
350
1600
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-9-7-5-7-9-8-6-3-7-10-11-9-7-3-3-6-7-6-3-5-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-8-3-3-3-2-2-4-3-2-4-221-1-1-20-1-6-3-1-31200010-1-3-3-2-6-4-2-5-21-123
Sunrise
6:48
6:43
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:27
8:30
8:32

Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, extremely windy from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hekla at the specific elevation of 1491 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 61).
26
SHIP7903
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
5
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
103 km WNW
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 56).
11
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
5
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
104 km WSW
139m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 125).
13
104 km WNW
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 56).
11
108 km W
1m alt.
57 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 39).
0

* 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.