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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1850
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
9200
1650
1600
1650
1650
km/h
20
S
35
WSW
30
NW
20
NW
5
E
10
S
25
SSE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
0
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
1
2
 mm
0.8
5
10
0.1
3
3
1.9
max °C
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
1
3
5
5
5
2
1
2
1
2
4
4
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-3
-4
-2
3
3
4
3
0
-1
0
-1
2
3
3
 chill °C
-9
-11
-12
-7
-7
-6
-2
-2
1
-2
-6
-6
-2
-4
-3
-2
0
Freezing level m
1050
550
400
800
450
650
1500
1950
1800
1900
1100
900
1350
950
1300
1600
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-5-5-6-40101-2-3-2-3-2-10-1-3-3-2-4-1345410102446444269111111768691010
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
Sunset
7:50
7:45
7:43
7:38
7:35
7:31

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm 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
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
9
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs)
(9 kph at 250).
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.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
ASCATC344E63N
171 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
176 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 249).
- km
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 245).
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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