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

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

Issued: 11 pm Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
night
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
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
SSE
20
ENE
35
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
30
SSW
25
W
40
SW
60
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
N
5
4
1.6
0.1
0.5
5
8
4
3
1.7
3
4
0.5
0.1
max °C
6
6
6
-6
-7
-3
1
5
5
-5
-7
-6
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-8
min °C
4
6
0
-9
-9
-6
-3
5
4
-9
-8
-7
-4
-2
-1
-4
-5
-6
-10
0
2
-5
-16
-17
-12
-10
-1
-1
-18
-18
-18
-12
-7
-6
-8
-9
-8
-16
850
950
900
0
0
0
0
700
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1650
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1750
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-14-16-15-11-6-7-16-20-18-15-12-11-13-13-13-17-1-1-4-13-14-11-8-2-2-14-14-13-10-8-7-9-9-10-14563-8-8-5-155-7-8-7-3-2-1-3-4-4-9
Sunrise
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:21
8:17
Sunset
6:09
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25

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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 85).
63
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 329).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3694
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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