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

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

Issued: 5 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1900
5500
1650
5100
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
10
N
10
N
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.5
max °C
7
6
6
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
2
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
min °C
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
5
5
4
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-1
-2
 chill °C
5
2
5
4
1
5
4
3
2
0
-6
-7
-8
-12
-12
-5
-6
Freezing level m
2250
2050
2400
2350
2050
2150
2150
1900
1900
1800
1150
1000
950
400
450
850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3121122110-2-4-4-6-7-5-5756546655410-1-3-3-1-212111211912121211107663464
Sunrise
4:26
4:28
4:31
4:35
4:39
Sunset
10:05
10:01
9:58
9:54
9:51
9:47

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

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.
3 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 320).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
27 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 295).
16
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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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