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

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

Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light snow
 km/h
15
NW
10
NE
30
ESE
40
ENE
45
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
55
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
30
N
15
N
5
WNW
20
WSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
2
4
3
3
3
1
3
2
0.5
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
2
1
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-8
-8
-6
-7
-3
2
-4
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-18
-16
-17
-17
-13
-11
-16
-14
-9
-14
-12
-5
-12
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
50
0
100
400
0
0
300
0
600
1250
1150
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
2750
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
Sunset
7:06
7:08
7:12
7:15
7:17
7:21

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 231).
6
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Húsavík Airport
171 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP8275
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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