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

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

Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
NNE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
15
SSE
10
SE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
W
5
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
1
12
max °C
-16
-15
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-13
-12
-15
-13
-12
-9
-10
-7
-5
min °C
-17
-16
-15
-13
-14
-14
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
-16
-12
-11
-10
-8
-6
-23
-20
-15
-13
-18
-18
-16
-17
-22
-23
-21
-24
-26
-20
-11
-14
-16
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
5000
1650
1650
1900
2250
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:08
9:06
9:02
8:59
Sunset
5:30
5:35
5:37
5:40
5:45
5:47

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 345).
28
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 010 degs)
(19 kph at 330).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 49).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP2476
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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