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 Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
20
N
10
N
0
NE
5
NNE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
0.6
4
8
4
0.9
1
0.5
0.1
—
max °C
5
5
4
2
3
1
3
4
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
2
min °C
4
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
3
0
 chill °C
0
1
1
1
1
-2
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
2
1
-1
-4
Freezing level m
700
800
300
150
450
200
0
700
650
900
1000
1150
1050
950
850
850
800
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-4-3-3-4-5-5-5-7-8-2-2-5-5-4-5-4-3-3-1010-1-2-1-2-5543221234667766641
Sunrise
7:28
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—
7:31
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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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