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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1750
1700
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
65
E
55
ESE
25
WNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
SSE
30
S
60
S
45
S
40
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
17
14
6
0.1
—
3
0.7
0.2
0.1
—
—
22
10
3
1.7
0.2
0.2
0.6
max °C
7
6
6
-2
-2
5
5
6
7
5
7
10
8
7
12
12
12
11
min °C
7
6
0
-3
-3
1
5
5
5
4
7
7
7
6
6
12
11
11
 chill °C
1
0
-6
-10
-6
-2
0
1
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
9
8
8
Freezing level m
1000
950
750
0
0
550
750
900
1000
750
1000
1700
1250
1050
3300
3350
3350
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-7-11-11-8-6-5-4-4-3-2-4-3143310-4-9-8-3-1-1-1-1121-14766763-3-33566579879121211
Sunrise
7:56
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—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
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Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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—
5:37
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—
5:34
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 100 degs)
(28 kph at 80).
7.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 110 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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