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

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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
55
ESE
45
SE
40
SSE
35
SSW
15
SSW
5
NE
15
NE
25
SW
10
WNW
25
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
20
SSW
20
SW
10
ESE
40
E
15
ENE
25
NE
 cm 
14
7
10
16
1
8
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-1
-1
0
0
-3
-2
-3
-4
-7
-4
-7
-7
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
min°C
-4
-4
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-7
-9
-6
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-7
-4
-6
-6
chill°C 
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-7
-11
-12
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-8
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
800
450
950
950
300
350
500
350
0
400
0
0
300
400
200
100
700
50
200
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1850
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-5-6-8-6-7-10-11-10-11-11-9-9-10-8-7-7-8-3-3-1-1-4-3-4-6-8-5-8-8-5-5-5-5-3-4-544663331-22-1-21212431
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:06
3:04
3:04

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the ESE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
56 minutes ago
5° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 119).
54
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.
3 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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
rain showers
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 84).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Drizzle
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP7219
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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