Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5850
4900
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
45
SW
30
SW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
40
NW
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
55
W
60
W
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
10
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
4
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-6
-6
-10
-8
-6
-8
-13
-12
-9
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-12
min °C
-3
-5
-8
-10
-11
-8
-7
-12
-14
-13
-11
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-18
 chill °C
-12
-10
-8
-15
-17
-16
-17
-19
-21
-20
-18
-16
-14
-14
-18
-18
-27
Freezing level m
1200
1300
600
600
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
750
750
500
600
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-7-8-11-8-7-10-14-13-10-7-6-6-7-8-1521-4-5-8-6-5-9-12-10-8-4-2-3-3-4-148732-3-11-4-7-5-325434-8
Sunrise
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
Sunset
4:28
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—
4:23
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4:21
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—
4:17
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—
4:15
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4:12
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 289).
6

* 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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