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

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

Issued: 5 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSE
25
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
40
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
NW
15
WSW
1
4
2
1
2
0.2
1.6
5
2
1.6
5
22
7
max °C
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
1
1
-2
min °C
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-1
1
-4
-2
-1
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-6
-2
-7
1300
1450
1400
1900
1800
1650
1650
1200
600
750
600
500
550
0
900
1200
650
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1010-1-3-6-6-7-8-8-8-4-3-623344431-3-2-3-3-4-501-3999101010108454441783
Sunrise
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
Sunset
9:19
9:22
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 84).
26
80 km S
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 61).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes 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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