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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
S
85
SE
65
SE
25
S
30
SW
30
WSW
15
W
5
SSE
15
S
35
ESE
30
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
5
1
2
2
10
13
13
5
4
3
7
1
1
9
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-11
-9
-9
-9
-4
-6
-9
-12
-10
-11
-11
Freezing level m
950
850
950
950
1100
1550
1650
1450
1350
1250
1150
1100
1100
1150
1250
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-4-2-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-3-3-3-1-1-1023433110-1122666681011998866889
Sunrise
6:54
6:56
7:00
7:03
7:05
Sunset
7:06
7:02
6:59
6:55
6:52

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE 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
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
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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