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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
50
S
45
S
35
SSW
55
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SE
60
ESE
45
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
3
4
7
4
3
2
1
 mm
1.8
9
4
6
19
36
3
max °C
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
-4
min °C
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
-5
 chill °C
-4
-5
-4
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-7
-6
-3
-4
-7
Freezing level m
1650
1500
1250
1000
950
900
950
1050
1150
1400
1400
1300
1250
1000
1000
1000
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-2-3-4-4-4-4-74320-1-1-1123321000-51199766688910987762
Sunrise
6:50
6:54
6:56
7:00
7:03
Sunset
7:14
7:09
7:06
7:02
6:59
6:55

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 233 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (27 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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