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

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

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
30
SSW
25
WNW
25
W
10
W
5
SSE
25
ENE
60
ENE
75
NE
65
NNE
65
NNE
30
N
5
WSW
15
SW
15
S
30
S
50
SSE
85
SE
 cm 
4
1
4
8
2
2
1
1
2
1
11
27
 mm 
max°C
-4
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-10
-9
-8
-7
min°C
-5
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-10
-13
-14
-15
-17
-15
-15
-14
-9
-8
-8
chill°C 
-11
-18
-17
-16
-16
-19
-22
-27
-29
-30
-22
-22
-23
-22
-18
-19
-22
Freezing level (m
1100
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
650
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1700
6050
1750
1650
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-10-10-11-12-10-10-12-14-15-16-15-14-12-9-8-80-6-6-7-8-8-10-10-13-13-14-12-10-9-6-4-3610-2-2-2-3-4-6-7-8-7-5-3144
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
Sunset
3:38
3:36
3:33
3:30
3:29
3:26

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the NE by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 328).
6
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
2
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3782
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 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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