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 Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
6200
1650
1650
1650
1650
5600
1650
5200
km/h
35
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
15
SW
0
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
30
N
40
N
20
NNE
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
2
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
1
2
2
-1
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-12
-9
-7
-4
-2
-1
min °C
1
0
1
1
0
-4
-8
-8
-5
-5
-11
-12
-11
-7
-5
-3
-4
 chill °C
-6
-8
-6
-5
-2
-7
-12
-11
-10
-11
-22
-23
-19
-10
-10
-8
-12
Freezing level m
1250
1250
1100
1250
1250
900
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-3-3-4-6-9-9-8-8-11-13-13-10-7-5-521121-3-7-7-5-5-9-12-10-7-5-3-3888885-2-30-1-4-6-6-3133
Sunrise
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:30
—
—
Sunset
4:30
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:23
—
—
4:21
—
—
4:17
—
—
4:15
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
ASCATB346E64N
176 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 216).
- km
180 km W
120m alt.
31 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 245 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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