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

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

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1800
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
5
E
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
W
0
WSW
5
SE
15
S
10
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.5
max °C
1
2
1
1
2
-1
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
min °C
-1
1
-2
0
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
1
3
3
4
4
1
2
3
1
 chill °C
-3
-2
-6
-4
1
-2
-4
-6
-8
-5
-1
0
3
4
1
0
0
-2
Freezing level m
850
1300
1150
1000
1250
700
900
1150
750
1150
1500
1550
1550
1700
1550
1350
1550
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-4-4-6-4-4-4-2-1-1-10-2-2-1-202-112-200-1233442332785785776810101011810109
Sunrise
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
6:01
Sunset
8:29
8:25
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:10

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm 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
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2b345E64N
121 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 72).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Húsavík Airport
171 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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