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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
7350
km/h
10
S
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
15
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
1.9
2
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
4
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-4
-3
3
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
-4
-5
-3
-6
 chill °C
-9
-7
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-5
-4
-8
-7
-9
Freezing level m
350
1300
1500
1250
1200
1350
1150
1050
1200
1300
1000
950
1350
1150
150
600
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-3-1-3-3-2-4-3-3-3-4-4-2-5-7-7-7-4132121122112-1-5-3-526988887887795241
Sunrise
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:19
—
—
Sunset
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:23
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
80 km S
120m alt.
36 minutes 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.
36 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
2°C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 350 degs)
(9 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
143 km NW
211m alt.
36 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
36 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
23 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
10
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 163).
19

* 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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