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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
1600
1700
1700
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
50
ESE
15
W
25
NNW
10
N
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
S
30
S
60
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
7
8
0.1
—
4
0.8
0.4
0.2
—
—
30
6
6
31
1.6
3
7
max °C
6
6
-1
-2
4
5
6
6
6
7
10
7
6
12
12
12
12
min °C
6
2
-3
-3
-1
5
5
3
4
7
8
5
6
9
12
12
11
 chill °C
0
-4
-10
-6
-3
0
1
3
1
3
3
-1
0
4
8
8
8
Freezing level m
950
850
0
0
500
800
900
900
700
1100
1950
1050
900
2500
2350
2400
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-10-11-8-5-5-4-4-2-1-5-412220-3-9-8-4-1-1-1-103-1-1466564-2-325655796611121212
Sunrise
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
Sunset
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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5:34
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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.
58 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
58 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
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (20 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 48).
19
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 245).
56

* 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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