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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5850
1800
1650
1650
1650
1650
4800
1650
km/h
10
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
20
W
30
NNW
65
N
70
NNE
50
NNE
20
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
0
SW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
11
1
1
8
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-5
-3
-7
-12
-8
-11
-12
-15
-14
-10
-8
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
min °C
-9
-7
-4
-15
-14
-11
-11
-14
-17
-15
-12
-9
-6
-8
-9
-9
-11
-14
 chill °C
-14
-13
-13
-24
-25
-22
-25
-26
-25
-15
-17
-16
-11
-8
-13
-12
-17
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-8-13-16-14-15-17-20-18-15-13-10-11-11-12-13-15-9-6-4-11-13-10-11-13-16-15-11-9-6-8-9-9-11-13-203-5-7-3-5-7-11-10-5-3-1-3-3-4-6-8
Sunrise
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
—
4:15
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:00
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
57 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0

* 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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