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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
2000
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4200
4300
5550
1700
km/h
40
N
30
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
N
30
NNW
50
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.1
—
0.4
1.6
13
1
—
1
0.5
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-2
-1
2
4
1
-10
-3
-4
-7
-11
-11
-11
-7
-6
-6
-3
min °C
-7
-9
-8
-1
-1
3
-6
-11
-11
-5
-10
-11
-11
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
 chill °C
-17
-16
-14
-4
-4
-2
-11
-20
-20
-14
-17
-17
-16
-17
-14
-13
-12
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
550
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-12-10-9-7-12-18-16-15-17-19-19-18-16-14-14-13-13-13-10-7-6-3-9-17-14-11-14-16-16-16-13-12-12-9-7-8-5-114-3-11-7-5-9-11-11-11-8-7-7-4
Sunrise
9:26
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
Sunset
—
4:17
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
—
—
4:02
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(24 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
5.0 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 NNW
(31 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2

* 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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