Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 3-6 Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 14mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
light snow
partially cloudy
light snow
partially cloudy
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
Wind km/h
40 ESE40
60 ESE60
60 ESE60
10 SE10
25 SSE25
40 ESE40
25 ESE25
30 E30
30 E30
15 ENE15
10 E10
15 E15
15 E15
20 ENE20
15 ENE15
15 ENE15
15 ENE15
15 E15
10 E10
10 E10
10 ENE10
5 E5
10 SSE10
35 SSE35
45 SE45
30 SSE30
30 WSW30
some clouds some clouds snow shwrs mod. snow light snow some clouds light snow some clouds light snow cloudy some clouds snow shwrs light snow some clouds snow shwrs light snow some clouds snow shwrs light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs some clouds light snow snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 17 6 5 - 3 - 1 - - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 5 - - - - 3 - 1 4
High °C
-1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -2 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -6 -5 -5 -2 1 2 -2
Low °C
-1 -1 1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -3 -3 -4 -3 -3 -5 -6 -6 -6 -7 0 2 -6
Chill °C
-9 -10 -6 -4 -6 -7 -6 -8 -8 -7 -7 -6 -7 -8 -7 -7 -8 -9 -7 -7 -10 -8 -9 -11 -6 -4 -10
Freezing level m
800 850 1250 1050 1000 900 1000 900 900 700 500 450 750 700 500 650 450 550 550 300 0 0 150 150 1000 1300 100
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-6-5-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-6-7-6-6-6-7-7-8-7-7-8-10-9-10-5-2-2-6-1-120000-1-1-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-6-5-5-212-2668766766435544433420115884
Sunrise
11:03 - - 11:04 - - 11:06 - - 11:07 - - 11:07 - - 11:07 - - 11:08 - - 11:08 - - 11:08 - -
Sunset
- 3:04 - - 3:04 - - 3:04 - - 3:04 - - 3:06 - - 3:06 - - 3:07 - - 3:07 - - 3:08 -

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Hjardarnes Horna
102 km E
7m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
27m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
Low: few
Akureyri
145 km NW
27m alt.
41 minutes ago
-0.8° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Grimsstadir
147 km NNE
386m alt.
41 minutes ago
2.2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
168 km NE
38m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn and within an acceptable time window.

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