Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 112mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5950
5600
3600
1650
km/h
55
SSW
55
S
60
SSW
40
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
N
5
S
10
NE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
26
31
3
6
19
3
6
13
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
5
8
10
5
6
8
6
7
6
6
6
-1
2
3
2
-1
0
0
min °C
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
-3
0
1
0
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-2
0
-1
-1
1
3
3
6
5
2
0
-6
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-5
Freezing level m
850
950
1200
700
700
1300
900
950
900
700
850
0
0
450
300
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:08
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—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
8:21
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—
8:25
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Sunset
—
5:37
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5:34
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5:30
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5:27
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5:23
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5:21
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 112mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 141).
42
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 173).
77

* 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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