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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sat night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4850
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SE
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
NNE
55
N
40
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
0.4
1.1
1.1
0.2
—
0.5
1.9
0.1
—
1
1.1
0.7
0.1
—
0.1
—
max °C
1
3
3
5
1
1
-1
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
0
2
3
3
min °C
-1
3
-1
0
1
-3
-2
1
-2
0
0
1
2
1
-3
0
1
1
 chill °C
-4
1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-1
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-4
-4
-4
Freezing level m
0
450
250
100
150
50
0
150
0
50
0
100
300
400
0
0
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-8-7-9-11-11-9-11-10-10-9-8-7-9-8-8-7-6-4-5-4-5-7-7-5-7-6-7-6-5-5-7-5-5-403131-1-21001122-2122
Sunrise
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
—
—
8:33
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Sunset
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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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5:09
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3

* 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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