Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 106mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
50
ESE
55
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
55
ESE
60
SSE
55
SSE
45
S
25
S
15
SSE
5
W
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
45
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
16
2
4
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—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
16
20
3
0.7
6
43
17
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—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
6
5
6
7
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
min °C
3
6
4
6
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
-1
0
2
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
-4
0
-2
1
0
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-1
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
Freezing level m
1450
2000
1950
2900
2850
1600
1700
1200
1250
1100
1100
1050
950
1450
1200
1050
1150
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12243-1-1-3-4-4-4-4-3-2-3-3-3-34656654111101311111013111213111088776797787
Sunrise
7:11
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—
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:24
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—
7:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:45
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—
6:40
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—
6:37
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—
6:34
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—
6:30
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—
6:27
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 106mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
1.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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