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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sun morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
S
10
SW
0
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
SSE
25
S
5
SE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
E
40
NNE
65
N
40
NNW
15
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
1
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—
—
2
2
2
—
2
—
2
—
—
3
3
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-1
-4
-7
-6
-4
-5
-3
-5
-7
-4
-5
-7
-7
-3
-4
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-5
-7
-7
-10
-9
-9
-7
-12
-10
-7
-9
-12
-13
-10
-13
-13
-11
-13
Freezing level m
850
750
0
0
550
400
500
300
0
350
150
0
0
600
300
600
550
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-10-8-7-8-8-9-11-9-10-10-9-7-8-7-7-8-1-3-6-5-4-5-3-5-7-4-5-6-6-3-4-3-4-664-123242-1310143441
Sunrise
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:21
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—
5:16
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—
5:14
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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the N by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
6
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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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