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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
E
40
NE
45
ESE
50
ESE
75
E
55
ESE
50
E
60
ESE
65
E
60
E
25
ENE
1
2
16
9
5
8
1
1
1
7
5
2
5
max °C
-1
-1
0
-2
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-5
-4
-3
-5
-7
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-7
-9
-9
-10
-13
-13
-11
-10
-12
-10
-9
-8
-12
-11
-10
-10
-13
-14
-15
800
900
950
700
450
550
500
0
550
850
1000
900
900
750
1000
600
500
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-8-9-8-9-9-6-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-5-2-11-1-2-1-1-3-4-666633421567665643-1
Sunrise
10:32
10:29
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
Sunset
4:07
4:10
4:14
4:16
4:20
4:23

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs)
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 89).
54
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(15 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3320
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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