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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
35
ESE
35
SE
60
E
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
WSW
30
S
45
SSE
35
SW
35
W
5
SW
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
WNW
20
N
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
9
4
2
1
—
—
1
1
—
2
2
2
1
 mm
3
5
36
22
6
—
—
—
—
2
14
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
6
5
4
3
1
2
1
1
2
5
4
1
1
1
1
-1
-2
min °C
7
4
3
4
2
0
1
1
0
1
4
1
1
1
0
1
-2
-3
 chill °C
2
-2
-5
-2
-6
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
-6
-6
0
-3
-3
-7
-9
Freezing level m
2950
2100
1550
1700
1450
1100
1250
1150
1150
1150
1900
1450
1200
1200
1150
1100
850
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
41-1-1-3-4-3-4-4-21-2-2-2-3-3-6-78544312112531111-2-314121111988878119887754
Sunrise
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:27
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—
6:23
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mild with heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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.
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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB343E63N
152 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 108).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
32 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 67).
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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