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

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

Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
N
75
N
15
NNE
25
S
55
ESE
40
W
35
W
25
N
20
WNW
30
W
25
SE
45
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
55
W
40
SW
50
S
6
19
2
1
10
7
5
9
3
3
8
max °C
-6
-6
-10
-9
-2
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-1
-4
-9
-6
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-8
-11
-13
-10
-9
-6
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-5
-5
-5
-15
-23
-21
-19
-21
-16
-15
-17
-14
-10
-11
-22
-24
-23
-15
-14
-14
50
0
0
0
350
150
100
0
0
200
0
350
0
0
250
450
250
Cloud base (m)
1650
1700
1650
1650
1550
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
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Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:45
7:49
7:52
7:54
7:58
8:00

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

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
3° C
-
74
Gales from the NNW
(74 kph at 341).
96
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 010 degs)
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 339).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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