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

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Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
10
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
S
30
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
S
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
4
1
 mm
4
3
4
4
max °C
2
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
2
4
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-3
-4
-2
-3
1
3
4
5
5
2
2
1
1
 chill °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
4
3
1
2
-2
-4
Freezing level m
1150
750
950
700
300
900
600
1100
1600
1900
1850
1950
1800
1250
1350
1300
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Sunrise
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:50
7:45
7:43
7:38
7:35

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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 Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed 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
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 SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours 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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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