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 Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1950
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1850
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1700
1700
1650
km/h
5
SW
0
ENE
10
SE
55
SE
25
SSW
25
S
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSE
35
SE
35
S
30
SSW
65
WNW
45
WSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.1
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5
4
0.3
0.6
1.9
0.6
4
46
24
9
3
3
1.7
max °C
4
7
6
8
8
7
6
7
6
6
12
9
6
1
6
5
min °C
2
5
5
5
7
6
5
5
6
5
9
6
0
1
5
5
 chill °C
2
5
2
0
2
3
3
5
3
2
5
1
-10
-8
-1
0
Freezing level m
650
850
1050
900
1200
1050
800
850
900
700
1700
1450
1000
100
850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-51-4-8-9-6-6-300-110-1-1-1-242-4-6-1-236678766661183165
Sunrise
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7:47
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7:50
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7:54
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7:56
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8:00
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Sunset
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6:01
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5:59
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5:54
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5:52
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5:47
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 28).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).

* 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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