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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
some clouds
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
S
25
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
65
SW
60
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
35
E
40
NW
45
WNW
15
W
5
NE
5
W
5
ESE
6
9
14
12
6
6
10
4
3
5
6
4
0.6
1
max °C
2
3
6
7
1
-3
-3
-4
-1
1
2
0
-3
-6
-1
-2
-4
min °C
1
0
4
5
-2
-3
-4
-5
-3
0
0
-1
-3
-8
-5
-5
-8
-3
-4
-3
-1
-11
-13
-14
-16
-12
-7
-5
-9
-12
-14
-7
-7
-12
300
0
550
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1550
1700
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-4-5-13-15-16-17-15-12-9-12-15-17-14-15-16-6-5-2-1-8-10-10-11-9-7-5-8-10-13-10-10-122256-1-3-4-5-211-1-3-7-3-4-6
Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:03
6:58
Sunset
7:17
7:21
7:23
7:27
7:30
7:32

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
52 minutes ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 294).
6
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
146 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 84).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs)
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3900
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9335
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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