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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
SE
10
SE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
W
10
SE
35
SE
35
S
45
S
40
SW
60
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
3
 mm
1.3
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.2
6
max °C
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
min °C
0
2
1
2
3
0
1
1
0
2
4
2
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-2
-5
-7
-9
-8
-9
-7
-7
Freezing level m
1050
1400
1300
1300
1450
1250
1150
1350
950
1250
2200
1700
1050
1000
950
900
1000
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-2-1-3-2-3-311-1-5-5-5-5-4-3122231221343000-10189999788691010776677
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:50
6:54
Sunset
7:23
7:21
7:16
7:14
7:09
7:06

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 105).
13
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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