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

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

Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
40
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
W
40
W
30
SSW
25
S
50
S
60
S
50
SSW
45
SW
4
1
7
5
1
3
5
2
max °C
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-9
-10
-7
-4
-2
-1
0
1
min °C
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-7
-5
-3
-3
-5
-10
-11
-8
-5
-4
-1
0
1
-13
-6
-5
-9
-8
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-22
-22
-17
-13
-13
-10
-8
-7
1000
1350
850
800
1100
400
750
1200
1100
1300
150
0
350
800
1000
1400
1650
2550
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-5-5-4-7-5-3-3-4-10-11-8-5-3-10112-1-11-3-1220-6-6-3-1134479567368871-136891010
Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:28
5:24
5:22
5:18
Sunset
8:44
8:46
8:50
8:52
8:55
8:59

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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn at the specific elevation of 1725 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
5° C
-
81
Severe gales from the ENE
(81 kph at 65).
106
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 83).
48
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP6618
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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