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 Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
6150
2150
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
SSE
20
S
5
SE
5
E
10
SE
5
SSE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
50
N
35
N
15
N
0
N
10
ESE
25
ENE
50
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
 chill °C
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-14
-16
-17
-16
-18
-15
-13
-4
-6
-9
-11
-8
-7
Freezing level m
500
300
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
50
150
200
400
450
650
900
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-10-11-11-11-12-11-11-10-9-9-9-7-6-5-4-3-4-3-6-7-7-6-8-8-8-6-7-6-7-4-3-3-2-1-241-1-10-2-2-2000-1234565
Sunrise
8:21
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:37
—
—
Sunset
—
5:23
—
—
5:21
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:14
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 155 degs) was rejected.

* 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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