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 Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 133mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1700
1650
1650
km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
50
SSE
45
S
25
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
16
9
3
5
49
12
25
11
max °C
2
2
1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
3
3
min °C
2
1
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
3
3
2
6
4
3
4
2
0
 chill °C
-2
-2
-6
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-5
0
-2
-4
-3
-5
-8
Freezing level m
1250
1250
600
850
1050
750
800
1150
1050
1400
1600
1700
2950
1800
1550
1600
1550
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-5-5-6-5-4-4-21130-1-1-2-322-1-1-1-2-1113446544328866646779101013111111108
Sunrise
7:03
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—
7:05
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
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—
7:15
—
—
7:18
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Sunset
—
6:55
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—
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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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 133mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 74).
6
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 273).
16
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
196 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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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