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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
km/h
30
S
20
S
20
SW
20
S
40
SSE
35
SSW
50
WSW
30
W
10
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
N
5
NE
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
6
2
1.6
14
21
8
1
0.1
0.5
2
0.5
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
8
8
7
8
11
9
7
6
5
4
6
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
min °C
8
7
6
7
10
8
6
4
2
4
5
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
4
3
3
4
6
3
0
1
-1
3
4
-2
-2
0
-4
-5
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1200
1150
1100
1150
1650
1400
1000
1000
800
650
850
250
0
400
100
0
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
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—
7:24
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—
7:26
—
—
7:28
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—
7:31
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7:35
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Sunset
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6:34
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6:30
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6:27
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—
6:23
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6:20
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6:15
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry

* 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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