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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. rain
mod. rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
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1
2
4
2
2
3
2
7
7
max °C
4
4
2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-7
-6
-8
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
0
min °C
3
3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-1
-6
-8
-6
-11
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
-2
-3
-3
-11
-12
-10
-12
-12
-9
-15
-15
-11
-15
-8
-10
-11
-8
-2
-5
1450
1650
1150
600
700
600
450
850
350
0
150
0
250
400
350
750
1050
900
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4950
4300
1650
1650
1900
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
Sunset
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35
9:37
9:42

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn at the specific elevation of 1000 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 194).
70
80 km S
120m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
48 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
48 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 212).
50
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
29 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 257 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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