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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2000
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
S
40
S
60
S
55
SSW
60
S
60
SW
50
SSW
50
S
20
S
15
S
5
ESE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
1.7
1.2
0.6
0.2
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39
4
31
15
7
10
14
2
0.8
4
max °C
4
6
6
6
6
7
11
7
9
8
6
7
5
4
4
4
min °C
-2
5
6
4
4
7
7
5
6
4
5
6
4
4
3
3
 chill °C
-5
0
1
2
0
2
1
-2
-1
-3
-1
1
0
0
1
0
Freezing level m
0
800
850
900
650
1100
1950
1050
900
750
750
1150
800
550
600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-5-5-4-2-2-5-4-6-6-4-6-8-7-7-5-1-1-1-212-11-1-10-2-3-3-31665579686675444
Sunrise
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8:03
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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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Sunset
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5:45
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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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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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.
51 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 272 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
40 minutes ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
21

* 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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