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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sat night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1600
1750
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
NW
5
SSW
65
E
50
ESE
15
W
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
5
S
25
S
55
S
45
SSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
3
2
20
12
6
0.2
—
2
0.6
0.3
0.1
—
—
20
9
2
0.1
max °C
7
5
9
6
6
-2
-2
5
6
6
6
4
7
10
9
9
13
min °C
6
3
7
6
1
-2
-2
3
5
5
3
4
6
8
8
8
8
 chill °C
4
3
1
0
-4
-9
-8
-2
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
Freezing level m
1000
550
1200
900
850
0
0
650
800
900
950
750
950
1700
1250
1200
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:56
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8:00
—
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8:03
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8:06
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8:08
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Sunset
5:54
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5:52
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5:47
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5:45
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5:40
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5:37
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the S 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.
51 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
51 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
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
32 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
18
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 136 degs) was rejected.
185 km SSW
124m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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