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

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

Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1850
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
S
10
E
25
ENE
60
NE
55
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
30
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
5
1
 mm
0.5
0.6
4
4
0.1
max °C
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
min °C
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
 chill °C
0
2
4
1
0
-2
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
-3
Freezing level m
1600
1550
1650
1500
1450
1600
1400
1350
1500
1200
1800
2250
2050
2500
1300
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10-2-1-1-1-1-1-101000-134423333223333221010108101099981097998
Sunrise
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:09
6:13
Sunset
8:10
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:57

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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 Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Mon morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the NE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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.
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.
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
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 261).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 273).
26

* 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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