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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1700
1650
1650
km/h
25
SW
20
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
45
SE
60
SSE
50
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
80
SE
70
SSE
60
S
35
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
8
5
—
2
27
7
17
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
2
3
0
0
0
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-3
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
0
3
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
-4
-8
-11
-11
-11
-14
Freezing level m
1250
1250
600
850
1050
750
800
1150
1050
1400
1600
1700
2950
1800
1550
1600
1550
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-5-5-6-5-4-4-21130-1-1-2-322-1-1-1-2-1113446544328866646779101013111111108
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu 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
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
180 km W
120m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 273).
16
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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