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

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

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
WSW
20
SW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
4
2
4
2
1
1
2
8
1.7
1.1
6
12
max °C
3
4
4
3
4
2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
3
4
3
3
3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-7
-4
-3
-5
-4
-2
-4
-3
-3
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-5
-12
-10
-10
-12
1450
2050
1900
1550
1600
1100
600
750
600
500
600
250
250
700
350
450
600
350
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-110-1-2-4-6-6-7-7-8-8-8-6-9-8-7-8344340-3-2-3-3-3-4-4-3-6-4-3-49101010107454442351342
Sunrise
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:22
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35
9:37

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mild with heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
51 minutes ago
9° C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 78).
26
80 km S
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
6.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 175).
70
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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