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

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

Issued: 5 am Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sun morning).

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 -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
N
10
E
10
ENE
35
NE
55
NE
50
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
5
SW
15
S
30
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
3
7
17
3
3
max °C
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-12
-11
-7
-5
-3
-2
-4
-7
min °C
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-13
-12
-10
-5
-5
-2
-6
-9
-15
-14
-14
-20
-20
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-17
-17
-17
-13
-13
-10
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
700
400
0
Cloud base (m)
7750
5750
4800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5000
2650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-17-16-16-17-16-17-18-18-16-15-12-10-9-7-10-12-15-14-14-14-13-16-15-16-16-16-13-12-9-5-4-2-5-8-9-9-9-8-7-10-9-10-11-11-8-6-32252-3
Sunrise
9:11
9:08
9:06
9:02
8:59
8:56
Sunset
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:47
5:51

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sun morning).

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 -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 345).
20
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 348).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP1639
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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