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

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

Issued: 5 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
35
ENE
40
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
55
E
50
E
55
E
65
ENE
55
ENE
50
NE
40
ENE
60
E
75
E
40
SE
 cm 
1
1
6
12
 mm 
max°C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-1
min°C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
chill°C 
-12
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-12
Freezing level (m
800
750
650
650
600
550
550
650
550
550
150
100
100
0
100
250
900
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-9-10-10-8-8-7-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-6-7-6-5-35544434444211-1134
Sunrise
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:55
Sunset
3:15
3:14
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:08

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 89).
50
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 86 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3350
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1960
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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