Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
45
SE
30
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
50
S
55
S
40
SSW
20
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
4
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.9
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
1.7
7
5
0.2
max °C
4
3
1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
0
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
min °C
4
0
-1
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
1
4
3
1
1
3
4
0
 chill °C
-2
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-1
-3
-6
-6
-4
-2
-5
Freezing level m
1900
1950
1250
200
400
750
650
550
500
400
1200
1750
1450
1450
1300
1600
1700
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-4-7-9-7-8-8-8-6-20-1-2-201-2420-4-4-3-3-3-3-2243224421087224443481099910107
Sunrise
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
10.0 km
Low: few
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
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 130 degs)
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 235).
8
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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