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

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

Issued: 11 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
5150
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
km/h
20
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
SW
5
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
W
45
W
50
WSW
35
W
15
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
 mm
0.3
1.8
5
2
7
max °C
2
6
6
4
6
4
4
6
6
6
0
0
0
1
2
0
min °C
0
4
5
4
6
3
2
6
6
-1
0
0
-1
1
1
-3
 chill °C
-5
3
2
2
5
0
-2
2
3
-9
-8
-8
-8
-3
-2
-3
Freezing level m
950
2050
2750
3100
2950
2100
1500
2050
2000
1450
1000
1000
900
1100
1350
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:13
6:16
6:18
6:22
Sunset
8:00
7:57
7:52
7:50
7:45

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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 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 NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 43).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 264).
16

* 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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