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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
km/h
25
S
45
S
30
SSW
45
WSW
20
WNW
20
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SE
20
SE
35
SE
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
1
 mm
1.4
16
11
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
max °C
2
4
3
2
1
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
3
min °C
1
4
2
1
1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-2
-4
-6
-4
-7
-4
-8
-4
-5
-7
-8
-4
-5
-5
-9
-8
-6
Freezing level m
1150
1650
1400
1300
1200
900
800
950
600
200
600
400
300
500
0
450
850
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
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—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
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—
6:23
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—
6:20
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—
6:15
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—
6:13
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
21
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
moderate rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
2.6 km
Mid: 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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