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

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

Issued: 5 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
WSW
40
S
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
55
SSW
40
S
40
S
50
S
55
WSW
65
W
55
WSW
1
4
6
6
14
16
4
3
2
3
3
0.1
max °C
1
0
1
1
0
-6
-1
2
3
5
4
1
0
2
-6
-6
-3
min °C
0
-3
0
-1
-6
-6
-3
1
1
5
1
1
0
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-9
-7
-8
-15
-14
-12
-8
-7
-1
-7
-6
-7
-18
-18
-19
-16
1100
1000
1050
1100
950
0
500
1250
1200
2050
1650
1250
1100
1300
0
0
500
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-5-8-9-7-3-21-1-2-3-7-12-11-71-210-3-6-2225310-3-7-7-4757730489119874013
Sunrise
11:07
11:08
11:08
11:08
11:08
Sunset
3:06
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:08
3:10

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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 Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 65).
28
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP569
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 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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