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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1900
1650
1600
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1700
1700
1650
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
60
SE
25
SSW
30
S
10
ESE
10
WSW
20
W
20
SSE
40
ESE
45
S
45
WSW
75
NW
20
WNW
20
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
2
1
—
—
2
4
7
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21
18
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-2
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
-1
3
3
0
-8
-6
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
1
0
0
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-6
-8
-6
-3
 chill °C
-5
-6
-1
-3
-9
-6
-6
-6
-3
-6
-9
-7
-8
-18
-21
-13
-10
Freezing level m
950
650
800
1050
900
1250
1100
1050
1050
1000
800
1050
1500
850
0
0
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
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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 Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 299).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 129).
8

* 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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