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

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

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
 km/h
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
SW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
40
S
1
1.1
4
1.2
16
max °C
8
6
8
8
5
3
3
1
4
3
-2
1
1
3
3
3
5
min °C
7
6
8
7
2
2
2
-1
2
1
-3
0
1
1
3
3
4
6
5
8
6
2
0
-2
-5
0
-2
-7
-3
-3
-5
-2
-3
-1
2500
2500
2550
2550
1950
1400
1400
750
1450
1550
750
900
1100
1150
1550
1450
1700
Cloud base (m)
3550
2950
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
44541-2-3-4-1-2-6-4-3-2-1-108688433032-3112335131014138995994678101011
Sunrise
5:11
5:07
5:03
5:00
4:56
Sunset
9:02
9:06
9:08
9:12
9:15
9:19

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun 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.
45 minutes ago
14° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 264).
7
80 km S
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
45 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
45 minutes ago
7° C
clear
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
45 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2c345E64N
161 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 312).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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