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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 66mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2200
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
E
10
E
10
N
5
ENE
10
S
10
SE
45
ESE
45
SSE
35
SSE
40
E
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
45
SSE
25
S
20
S
35
S
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
2
3
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
16
38
11
—
1.8
18
18
12
15
1.6
—
—
max °C
2
3
1
1
1
2
4
6
7
5
6
4
5
4
3
3
0
0
min °C
-2
1
0
0
0
0
3
5
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
1
0
-2
 chill °C
-5
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-1
-3
-2
0
-4
-2
-2
-3
-5
-7
-4
Freezing level m
700
1400
1200
1000
1150
1050
1450
1950
2000
2750
2500
1700
1700
1750
1500
1500
950
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-4-4-3-12122-100-2-3-5-502111146556454320-1797787101211111211111110966
Sunrise
7:05
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—
7:09
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—
7:11
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—
7:15
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7:18
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—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
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—
6:49
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—
6:45
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—
6:40
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—
6:37
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6:34
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 66mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
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 SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.2 km
Low: scattered
145 km NW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours 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
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 318).
19

* 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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