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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1750
1700
2650
1950
1650
1650
1650
km/h
50
ESE
20
SSE
35
S
15
SE
0
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSE
35
ESE
25
SSE
70
W
10
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
S
20
WSW
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
5
6
1
1.7
4
5
3
30
17
11
—
—
0.3
0.4
0.3
—
max °C
8
8
7
6
7
7
5
10
8
3
3
3
3
5
6
4
min °C
4
7
7
5
7
6
3
8
8
-2
-1
1
1
3
6
4
 chill °C
-1
2
2
4
7
2
-2
4
4
-7
-4
1
1
0
2
0
Freezing level m
750
1300
1050
950
1000
1050
600
1400
1300
150
0
450
150
500
850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-5-4-6-6-1-2-10-9-8-8-6-5-4-110-10-1-332-6-6-4-4-2-1-26876774981122464
Sunrise
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7:50
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
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Sunset
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
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—
5:52
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—
5:47
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5:45
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu morning).

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.
40 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
40 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
40 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
40 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 55 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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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