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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
SSW
5
ESE
20
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
E
5
E
15
SW
10
S
20
S
35
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
40
S
25
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
9
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
20
—
—
max °C
-2
-4
-1
-1
1
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
min °C
-2
-6
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
1
0
-1
2
1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-9
-8
-8
-8
-3
-5
-8
-3
-6
-6
-4
-7
-9
-6
-6
-7
Freezing level m
650
0
650
900
1150
850
1100
900
500
950
650
1100
1250
900
1350
1100
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
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5:59
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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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun 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.
38 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
38 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
38 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
38 minutes 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
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
38 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
6
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 157 degs) was rejected.

* 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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