Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
– Lat/Long: 64.42° N 17.33° W

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5200
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4150
km/h
5
WSW
10
W
25
WSW
15
WNW
35
NW
70
N
65
N
45
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.7
1.3
13
0.3
0.3
8
1.1
0.3
0.1
—
—
0.8
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
1
4
-3
-6
-1
-5
-7
-10
-11
-8
-4
-2
-4
-6
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-2
0
2
-9
-7
-4
-6
-9
-13
-14
-9
-5
-3
-5
-8
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-4
-3
-5
-16
-16
-13
-17
-19
-21
-21
-14
-8
-7
-9
-13
-12
-9
-8
Freezing level m
0
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-8-14-16-13-16-18-20-19-17-14-13-13-14-14-13-13-8-6-4-12-13-9-12-15-17-17-14-10-9-10-12-13-11-11-213-6-7-3-6-8-12-13-9-5-3-5-7-7-6-6
Sunrise
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
—
4:15
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:00
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the N by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn at the specific elevation of 0 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn. 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
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 245).
19
184 km WSW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3

* 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.

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