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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
1650
1650
8600
6200
1650
1650
1600
1600
km/h
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
55
S
50
S
25
SW
5
W
10
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
—
—
2
4
9
3
—
—
4
1.6
0.7
0.2
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
5
3
2
3
3
4
4
-1
0
4
3
2
2
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-2
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
-5
-4
-1
3
3
2
1
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-9
-6
-4
-2
-3
-4
-5
Freezing level m
500
550
300
650
1150
1750
1500
1250
1250
1600
1600
1200
0
800
1750
1550
1350
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-6-3-1-2-3-200-4-5-4-1-1-2-3-3-3-4-21432234-1-3-14322442581098810105359998
Sunrise
8:49
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—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
Sunset
—
4:53
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—
4:50
—
—
4:46
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—
4:44
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—
4:39
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—
4:37
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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
80 km S
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 240 degs)
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
145 km NW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
44 minutes 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
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
44 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 265).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 180).
21

* 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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