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

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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
5
N
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
35
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
S
30
S
5
WSW
1
0.6
0.9
1.6
6
0.2
0.6
0.1
0.1
2
4
1.9
max °C
2
4
3
-1
-2
-1
-1
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
-1
min °C
-1
2
1
-3
-2
-1
-2
1
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
-6
-5
2
-1
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
0
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-6
-5
-6
-6
800
1400
1600
850
700
800
600
1100
1500
1400
1500
2150
3050
2900
1450
1700
1350
1450
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
2800
1650
1650
1800
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-2-5-5-5-5-3-1-20121-1-1-2-3-7132-2-2-1-223344544332-4599455589910101110109982
Sunrise
5:03
5:00
4:56
4:52
4:50
4:46
Sunset
9:12
9:15
9:19
9:22
9:24
9:28

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the S 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 8 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 286).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP1586
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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