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

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

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
4
14
0.4
4
7
0.1
0.6
1.6
0.3
0.1
0.5
max °C
0
2
1
0
2
1
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
min °C
0
2
-1
-1
1
1
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3
3
5
1
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4
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5
3
-5
-4
-7
-7
-5
-3
1
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Cloud base (m)
1650
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Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:15
3:13
3:10
3:06
3:04
3:01
Sunset
10:58
11:00
11:04
11:07
11:10
11:14

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri afternoon). 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 307).
50
80 km S
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
56 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
3 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 232).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
180 km W
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 272).
14
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 146).
8
185 km SSW
124m alt.
56 minutes ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: 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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