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

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

Issued: 5 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
35
W
10
NW
20
NNE
5
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
2
3
3
4
1
7
1.9
1.2
3
19
4
max °C
3
4
4
3
4
2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-3
-2
-2
min °C
3
4
3
3
3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-4
-7
-6
-4
-8
-4
-3
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-11
-11
-10
-11
-9
-12
-16
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-10
1450
1800
2000
1450
1600
1000
600
750
600
700
700
0
0
400
0
350
700
300
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-110-1-1-4-6-6-7-7-8-10-10-8-10-8-6-734434-1-3-2-3-2-3-6-6-4-7-4-3-391010910755454023-1353
Sunrise
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:22
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35
9:37

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 288).
6
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 154).
81
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP8156
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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