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

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

Issued: 5 pm Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, severe gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
70
NE
75
NE
70
NE
55
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
70
ENE
60
SSE
40
SSE
35
ESE
 cm 
3
2
2
1
23
19
5
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
min°C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
chill°C 
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-16
-17
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
Freezing level (m
700
600
550
600
500
300
500
250
350
200
350
250
550
700
800
800
700
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1700
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-1-2-244444232222345655
Sunrise
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:55
10:56
Sunset
3:14
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:08
3:07

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, severe gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

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.
42 minutes ago
4° C
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 80).
59
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 76).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP8174
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 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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