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 Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
1700
km/h
15
ENE
15
NE
30
NNE
35
N
25
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
35
ENE
50
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
15
ENE
15
S
30
SE
55
SSE
60
SE
40
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
1
2
—
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
26
30
38
—
max °C
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
4
5
4
0
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
4
4
-3
 chill °C
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-8
-7
-7
-5
-10
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-3
-3
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
200
250
450
650
200
700
950
900
950
1000
650
850
1050
1900
1650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:27
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—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
Sunset
—
5:16
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—
5:14
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—
5:09
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—
5:07
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—
5:04
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—
5:00
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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
80 km S
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
hy2b345E64N
128 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
- km
hy2b344E64N
134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 95).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
145 km NW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
147 km NNE
386m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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