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

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

Issued: 5 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
45
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
60
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
NE
 cm 
4
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-6
min°C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-8
-7
-5
-7
-7
-6
-8
chill°C 
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-15
-17
-16
-17
-16
-14
-14
-12
-8
-14
Freezing level (m
600
650
600
550
550
500
450
450
400
0
150
0
0
300
300
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-10-9-11-10-8-9-10-9-10-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-7-6-7-6-5-6-7-5-744443333201-1122-12-1
Sunrise
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:55
10:56
Sunset
3:14
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:08
3:07

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 346).
20
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 73).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP5299
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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