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

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

Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
7
2
5
3
2
7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.7
1.1
0.1
max °C
1
0
2
1
3
3
2
0
-2
2
4
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5
6
5
5
4
5
5
min °C
-1
-1
1
1
2
3
0
-1
-2
-1
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
-8
-8
-5
-4
-1
1
-4
-6
-7
-5
1
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2
2
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2
1
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3
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Cloud base (m)
1650
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Sunrise
3:13
3:10
3:06
3:04
3:01
2:59
Sunset
11:00
11:04
11:07
11:10
11:14
11:15

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 249 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 175).
18

* 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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