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

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

Issued: 5 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
SSW
30
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
20
S
45
SSE
55
SSE
55
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
15
SSW
20
S
40
SSW
30
WSW
3
22
7
3
3
1
22
13
19
24
7
5
8
2
9
10
max °C
-6
-2
1
-6
-8
-9
-8
-7
-1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-7
-4
-4
-8
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-2
-6
-5
-5
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-11
-12
-12
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-11
-17
-15
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-16
0
350
1150
0
0
0
0
0
50
800
100
300
150
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4900
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-7-13-14-15-14-13-9-7-10-10-11-12-14-14-13-13-7-3-2-7-9-10-10-8-4-2-5-5-5-7-9-8-8-8-145-1-2-4-4-135221-1-3-2-1-1
Sunrise
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
Sunset
6:31
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45
6:47

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 333).
15
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
5 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
0.0 km
145 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
147 km NNE
386m alt.
5 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 78).
56
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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