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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1950
1650
1650
1650
km/h
20
WSW
15
SSE
40
S
75
S
55
SSW
60
S
65
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.1
—
0.2
38
5
31
19
6
11
15
6
1.2
2
0.1
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max °C
5
6
8
10
6
9
8
6
6
8
6
5
3
0
0
-2
min °C
4
3
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
4
1
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
2
0
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
4
5
4
-2
-4
-3
-6
Freezing level m
800
550
1050
1900
900
900
1250
750
950
1200
950
800
450
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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8:06
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8:08
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8:11
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8:15
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8:18
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Sunset
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5:40
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5:37
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5:34
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5:30
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5:27
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, 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.
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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
32 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
8
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 169).
13
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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