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

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

Issued: 5 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
30
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
15
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
40
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
3
5
2
5
0.3
0.7
4
1.6
2
1.6
5
max °C
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
2
2
2
1
1
min °C
2
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
-1
-1
1
0
0
1
1
-4
-5
1
4
2
1
0
0
1
0
-7
-8
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
1350
1150
1400
1650
1450
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1050
900
1200
1250
1300
1150
1150
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-10-100-1-1-1-4-5-3-3-4-4-422344444441-1211119810111010101010108788888
Sunrise
3:31
3:29
3:25
3:21
3:18
Sunset
10:37
10:42
10:45
10:47
10:52
10:54

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
48 minutes ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 166 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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 74).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 59).
18
184 km WSW
101m alt.
38 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 72).
24
185 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km

* 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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