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

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

Issued: 11 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
SE
40
SE
35
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
10
SSE
45
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
SE
5
SSE
15
ESE
60
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
 cm 
8
10
14
3
4
1
4
1
2
8
5
13
 mm 
max°C
-1
0
0
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-8
-6
-8
-3
-2
-2
-2
min°C
-3
0
-2
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
-7
-6
-5
-10
-7
-8
-8
-2
-2
-2
chill°C 
-11
-7
-11
-7
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-9
-16
-7
-11
-13
-12
-10
-9
Freezing level (m
550
950
900
550
300
300
500
300
0
100
250
0
0
0
0
750
700
650
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
5900
2500
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-5-7-8-8-9-8-10-9-9-12-11-11-9-7-7-7-20-1-5-6-5-4-5-7-6-5-9-7-8-6-2-2-256621232012-2-2-31545
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:06
3:04
3:04

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 136).
98
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 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
7° C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 83).
52
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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