Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the N by Sat night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
2000
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1700
km/h
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
20
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
35
E
60
NE
70
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1.1
—
—
1.3
3
0.1
1.6
0.2
—
—
2
1
0.5
6
3
1.5
0.5
max °C
5
1
3
4
4
2
4
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
-1
min °C
2
-2
-1
3
3
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-1
1
3
1
0
0
-3
 chill °C
1
-2
-5
-2
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-8
-8
-7
-8
Freezing level m
700
0
0
550
500
0
600
0
0
0
0
200
450
300
100
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:18
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—
8:21
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8:25
—
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8:27
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—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
5:30
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5:27
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5:23
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5:21
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5:16
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5:14
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the N 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
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
42 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
8
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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