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

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

Issued: 11 pm Sat 27 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
km/h
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
0
S
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
40
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
E
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
1
8
 mm
3
1
0.5
0.7
1.3
1
0.2
0.7
0.3
0.4
3
1.7
1.6
max °C
4
6
6
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
1
3
2
min °C
2
3
5
2
3
3
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
-1
-1
2
1
 chill °C
-5
-1
2
2
-1
-2
-6
-5
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-9
-6
-2
-4
Freezing level m
1900
1800
2150
1400
1650
1550
1300
1150
1300
1650
1600
1600
1350
1300
1350
900
900
1250
1250
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
112-1-1-1-2-3-1-10-1-2-3-4-5-4-2-3356343223444322-10321011121010108891010109987798
Sunrise
2:34
2:36
2:38
2:40
2:42
2:44
Sunset
11:47
11:46
11:45
11:44
11:42
11:39

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSW 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
rain showers
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 73).
23
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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