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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
N
10
N
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
S
40
S
55
S
50
SSW
50
S
60
SW
60
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
3
1.4
0.9
0.4
—
—
42
1.2
17
22
4
3
9
5
2
1.5
max °C
0
-1
5
6
6
7
6
8
11
8
8
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
min °C
-1
-2
-1
6
5
6
6
7
9
5
6
8
10
11
11
11
9
9
 chill °C
-6
-4
-3
1
0
2
2
2
4
-1
0
3
5
7
7
8
5
5
Freezing level m
0
0
650
850
850
950
900
1100
2150
1200
1000
1450
1800
2100
2000
1800
1800
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-8-5-5-4-4-20-3-3-11110-1-1-8-7-4-1-1-1-114013555444-1-226676810779111211111010
Sunrise
8:00
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—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:47
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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 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the S by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
45

* 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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