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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the NE by Fri night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
30
W
40
W
20
NW
10
WSW
25
W
15
SE
65
W
60
W
45
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNE
15
E
25
ESE
30
E
45
E
45
NE
70
NE
1.5
1.3
0.9
0.5
0.6
11
4
3
6
0.5
0.1
0.2
3
max °C
2
2
1
2
1
6
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
min °C
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-12
-13
-14
-12
-9
-10
-8
-7
-11
-10
-11
-13
150
300
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4900
4950
1650
1600
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
Sunset
7:52
7:54
7:58
8:00
8:04
8:07

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the NE by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 302).
63
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 258).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 250 degs)
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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