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 Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 36mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
15
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
4
—
2
0.1
25
max °C
4
3
2
0
1
-1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
4
6
6
6
5
min °C
3
3
-1
-1
0
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
2
3
2
6
4
4
 chill °C
-1
-1
-4
-4
-3
-6
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-4
1
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1600
1450
1250
800
1100
850
850
1150
900
800
1000
750
1350
1650
1300
2550
2350
1700
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Sunrise
7:00
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:59
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
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—
6:45
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—
6:40
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 36mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed 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
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
8 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 130 to 270 degs)
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 286).
10

* 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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