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

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

Issued: 11 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
20
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
50
E
55
ENE
50
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
WSW
60
SSW
2
4
16
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-11
-11
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-5
0
2
-5
-10
min °C
-17
-11
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-6
-4
1
-9
-10
-26
-21
-18
-17
-18
-19
-17
-16
-16
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-14
-6
-19
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
550
1200
300
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-14-13-12-12-14-15-15-13-12-12-11-12-12-9-5-3-11-16-15-11-9-8-8-9-12-12-9-8-8-8-9-10-6-22-7-10-10-5-3-2-2-3-6-6-3-1-2-1-3-41580-4
Sunrise
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:34
Sunset
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:09

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Mon 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 337).
17
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 107).
11
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP4307
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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