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

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

Issued: 5 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
15
NE
15
NE
45
N
50
NNW
25
NNW
10
S
45
SSE
50
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
50
E
60
SE
55
SSW
7
25
4
4
5
5
15
15
13
max °C
-8
-10
-11
-13
-8
-6
-2
1
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-7
-4
-2
-3
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-8
-3
-7
-8
-7
-11
-12
-11
-10
-5
-2
-5
-16
-21
-23
-26
-25
-13
-12
-16
-18
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-12
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
950
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
650
300
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-13-15-14-11-7-8-13-13-14-15-15-13-10-7-9-9-11-11-13-11-7-3-3-8-7-10-11-10-9-5-2-4-4-5-5-6-5-244-2-1-3-5-4-2343
Sunrise
8:14
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
Sunset
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:36
6:38
6:42

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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Fri 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 319).
57
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 195).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
2.3 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4810
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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