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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
km/h
15
S
20
SSE
15
E
10
SW
0
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
15
SSE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
3
 mm
1.9
9
1.5
0.2
0.5
16
1.2
0.4
0.1
max °C
1
2
5
6
5
3
0
1
0
2
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
-1
min °C
0
2
4
6
5
1
0
-1
-2
0
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
-2
 chill °C
-4
-3
-2
4
5
-4
-5
-1
-5
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
-1
2
-5
Freezing level m
950
1300
1800
2050
1950
1450
1000
1150
650
950
1650
1300
1350
1400
1100
1150
1400
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1121-2-3-3-3-20-3-2-2-3-3-2-512565200-114222122-27911131297767118997995
Sunrise
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
Sunset
7:43
7:38
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:23

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 106).
18
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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