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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
5800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
N
5
SW
0
SSW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
W
20
SSW
5
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
45
ESE
25
E
30
NE
45
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
3
3
2
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-4
-1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
min °C
-2
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
 chill °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-6
-8
-7
-5
-7
-8
-10
-8
-8
-7
Freezing level m
800
700
100
500
150
300
750
0
650
950
1200
850
900
800
600
800
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-5-3-3-5-5-6-7-7-7-2-4-5-4-5-4-4-5-201-1-1-2-2-3-453231332578665542
Sunrise
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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—
6:08
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6:06
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, calm 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
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.
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry

* 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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