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

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

Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
5
N
10
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
35
ESE
35
E
20
NE
30
NE
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
7
1
6
2
max °C
-8
-8
-12
-16
-17
-13
-13
-11
-6
-10
-13
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-10
-11
min °C
-8
-8
-15
-16
-17
-17
-14
-12
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-10
-9
-11
-12
-11
-14
-25
-26
-26
-25
-22
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-19
-19
-21
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:59
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
Sunset
3:29
3:32
3:33
3:37
3:40
3:42

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 14).
9
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 279).
11
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Húsavík Airport
171 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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