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

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

Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
S
30
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
70
SW
65
SW
55
SW
40
SSW
35
E
40
NW
50
WNW
20
W
5
ENE
10
W
10
SE
4
7
7
15
9
8
16
7
3
4
7
6
1
1
max °C
-5
-4
-1
0
-6
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-4
-7
-10
-12
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-6
-6
-3
-1
-9
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-8
-10
-13
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-10
-21
-23
-23
-24
-21
-17
-12
-18
-22
-22
-11
-16
-19
300
0
550
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1550
1700
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-4-5-13-15-16-17-15-12-9-12-15-17-14-15-16-6-5-2-1-8-10-10-11-9-7-5-8-10-13-10-10-122256-1-3-4-5-211-1-3-7-3-4-6
Sunrise
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:03
6:58
Sunset
7:17
7:21
7:23
7:27
7:30
7:32

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 87).
13
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 77 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 290 degs)
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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