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

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

Issued: 5 am Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
28
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
30
S
65
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
SSW
3
12
21
4
5
3
2
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-7
-7
-8
-15
-13
-8
-2
-1
1
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-14
-16
-14
-13
-4
-2
-7
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-12
-20
-16
-16
-16
-16
-24
-27
-24
-22
-11
-12
-17
-18
-17
-12
-12
-13
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
700
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
4000
5650
4650
4700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1900
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:21
8:17
8:14
8:10
8:07
8:03
Sunset
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:36
6:38

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 311).
15
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 54).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP10680
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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