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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2250
1650
1650
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
45
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
15
S
10
S
0
SE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
5
SE
15
SSW
10
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
60
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
9
3
—
—
—
1
2
—
1
2
1
4
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
3
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-3
-2
0
-1
-4
-7
-6
-4
-5
-7
-5
-8
-7
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-12
-9
-6
-6
-7
-7
-12
-10
-9
-7
-8
-12
-11
-10
-12
-9
-9
-14
Freezing level m
650
700
1450
900
650
50
0
500
300
0
150
200
0
500
150
200
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-3-5-7-9-8-7-8-9-9-11-9-8-9-8-7-7-3-22-1-3-6-5-4-5-7-5-7-6-4-6-5-4-4458630232-120131233
Sunrise
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
Sunset
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:21
—
—
5:16
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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 Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NE 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
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 250 degs)
(28 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 185).
37
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: 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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