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

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

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SE
45
ESE
50
SE
70
E
30
SE
25
E
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
10
ENE
15
E
20
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
25
ENE
30
E
 cm 
1
3
21
3
3
1
2
11
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-8
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
0
min°C
-13
-13
-13
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
chill°C 
-13
-16
-18
-16
-14
-15
-10
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
100
450
450
700
600
350
450
350
0
550
100
500
550
400
850
Cloud base (m)
5850
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-14-10-8-8-8-7-8-7-9-10-8-8-7-6-7-5-13-13-11-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-5-6-4-5-4-3-4-2-8-7-423444331-1213435
Sunrise
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
10:36
10:38
Sunset
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21
3:18

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the E by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, near gales from the ESE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 348).
30
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 64).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
SHIP1196
174 km SSW
3m alt.
4 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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