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

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

Issued: 11 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
25
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
45
ESE
55
E
55
E
65
ESE
70
ESE
60
ESE
60
E
55
ESE
50
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
2
1
1
1
6
2
6
6
max °C
-3
-4
-3
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
0
-4
-4
-4
-6
-9
-9
-10
-9
-7
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-16
-14
-16
-15
-14
500
350
350
450
1000
1000
900
850
1100
850
450
450
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-6-4-4-6-4-3-5-7-7-7-10-11-12-12-11-10-4-4-4-200-1-11-2-4-4-4-7-10-10-11-9-73235776675333-1-5-5-5-4-1
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
10:15
10:12
Sunset
4:14
4:16
4:20
4:23
4:27
4:30

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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 Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat 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
2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 55).
28
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 88).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(9 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4497
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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