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 Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1550
1750
1700
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
6600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
SSE
65
ESE
60
ESE
20
W
30
NNW
20
NW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
S
35
S
70
S
55
S
45
SW
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
7
6
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
20
—
—
0.1
max °C
-2
1
1
-1
-9
-8
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
4
2
1
7
min °C
-3
1
-1
-5
-9
-8
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
1
0
 chill °C
-5
-8
-10
-12
-18
-15
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
Freezing level m
450
1300
900
750
0
0
650
800
900
900
1000
1050
1600
1300
1150
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-4-7-11-11-7-5-4-4-3-2-2-3-31-310-3-9-8-2-1-1-1-1132144774-3-24665579889
Sunrise
—
7:56
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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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 Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat 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.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
52 minutes 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
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 34).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 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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