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 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
50
ENE
55
ENE
70
NE
70
NE
60
NE
40
ENE
30
E
60
ESE
30
S
35
NNE
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
 cm 
2
2
1
1
1
3
6
2
1
 mm 
3
max°C
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-1
2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
min°C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
0
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-5
chill°C 
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-11
-9
-6
-11
-12
-10
-8
-12
-12
Freezing level (m
600
600
500
450
500
300
150
200
200
500
1000
500
500
350
0
250
600
50
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-7-8-5-3-7-7-9-8-7-7-7-3-3-3-4-3-5-5-5-5-21-4-4-5-5-4-5-4444332222582321322
Sunrise
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
Sunset
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:08
3:07
3:07

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

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.
55 minutes ago
5° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 356).
26
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
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
rain showers
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 72).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP9354
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 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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