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

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

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod. rain
mod. rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
NNW
15
N
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
30
S
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1
2
4
2
2
3
8
7
max °C
4
4
1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
-7
-5
-9
-3
-2
-1
1
2
1
min °C
3
3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-6
-7
-6
-10
-5
-3
-3
0
2
-1
-3
-4
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-14
-15
-11
-10
-9
-8
-10
-4
-2
-8
1400
1650
1150
550
700
600
450
700
700
0
250
0
200
500
500
1050
1250
850
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5200
2450
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
Sunset
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35
9:37
9:42

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 155 degs) was rejected.
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.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 189).
59
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP9671
174 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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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