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

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

Issued: 11 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
 km/h
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
10
W
25
S
50
S
55
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSE
5
N
5
W
5
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
3
6
16
50
1.6
1.6
3
0.7
1
0.6
12
10
11
max °C
-4
-2
-3
-3
-7
-7
2
5
7
8
0
0
-1
0
0
-3
2
3
1
min °C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-8
-7
-7
3
5
3
0
-1
-2
-1
-4
-6
0
1
0
-9
-10
-11
-13
-16
-15
-13
-2
-1
-3
-6
-7
-5
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
800
1250
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
400
50
Cloud base (m)
6750
6000
6000
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-12-13-15-15-12-8-5-6-12-13-13-12-13-14-10-10-11-10-9-10-10-14-13-8-3-1-1-7-7-8-7-8-10-5-5-6-5-3-4-5-8-7-34660-1-2-1-2-5121
Sunrise
8:17
8:14
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
Sunset
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:36
6:38
6:42

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
57 minutes ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 337).
15
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
103 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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 86).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
SHIP5169
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3118
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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