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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1850
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
NW
15
NW
5
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.9
6
5
0.3
6
9
2
0.4
0.9
max °C
-2
-1
-3
2
3
5
5
4
3
0
2
0
3
5
3
3
3
1
min °C
-3
-3
-4
0
3
3
5
3
0
-2
1
-1
2
4
2
2
3
-1
 chill °C
-10
-7
-4
-4
-2
-2
3
-2
-5
-6
1
-4
-4
0
0
2
0
-4
Freezing level m
500
800
400
950
1650
2000
1900
1800
1200
700
1250
750
1250
1850
1400
1400
1450
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-6-20110-2-4-2-3-21-2-2-2-3-3-2-4134542-12-13533304427911111085769119997
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
Sunset
7:45
7:43
7:38
7:35
7:31
7:28

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

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.
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 320 degs)
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
21 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 333).
21

* 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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