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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1950
1650
1650
1650
km/h
20
W
20
S
45
S
80
S
60
SSW
65
S
70
SSW
50
SSW
30
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
7
12
3
6
8
3
1
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
36
—
20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
1
4
0
3
2
0
0
1
0
-1
-3
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-1
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-3
-4
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-7
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-7
-4
-4
-3
-6
-9
-6
-11
Freezing level m
800
550
1050
1900
900
900
1250
750
950
1200
950
800
450
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
Sunset
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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—
5:34
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—
5:30
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5:27
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 56mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
Dry
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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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