Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
NW
10
NNW
10
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
25
SW
60
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
5
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.2
2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
2
—
0.3
—
max °C
-2
-2
3
4
5
0
-1
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
3
6
3
3
3
min °C
-3
-2
-1
4
1
-3
-2
-5
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
1
4
3
3
1
 chill °C
-8
-6
-4
-2
-5
-6
-5
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-6
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
Freezing level m
600
700
850
1850
2250
1050
750
450
750
750
500
500
850
1150
2050
1450
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-211-5-6-8-7-7-8-7-4-21-1-1-2-3-2143-2-2-4-3-2-3-3-125332447101054245346811998
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:04
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
145 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 280 degs)
(22 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
0

* 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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