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

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

Issued: 5 am Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
50
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
55
W
55
W
20
NW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
10
N
10
NNW
25
NNW
10
NE
25
SW
25
W
10
NNE
5
6
3
max °C
2
2
2
-5
-6
0
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
min °C
1
1
1
-6
-7
-7
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-7
-7
-7
-17
-15
-13
-4
-6
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
-4
-10
-10
-9
1300
1150
1350
250
0
0
1000
1050
700
900
1000
450
350
850
700
650
450
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
9150
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-10-10-5-1-3-5-5-5-6-6-4-6-7-7-6222-6-7-41-1-2-1-1-2-3-1-3-3-3-38892-1-1234664243432
Sunrise
11:08
11:08
11:08
11:07
11:07
11:07
Sunset
3:08
3:10
3:11
3:12
3:14
3:15

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 157 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 174).
59
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP6074
174 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours 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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