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

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

Issued: 11 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
 km/h
75
N
10
NNE
25
SSW
75
SE
45
W
50
W
30
W
25
WNW
35
W
35
S
55
WSW
80
W
85
W
65
W
45
SW
60
S
60
SE
10
W
15
WSW
7
31
4
2
4
1
1
15
8
4
13
8
3
16
20
20
1
max °C
-11
-15
-13
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-5
-10
-14
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-12
-14
min °C
-15
-17
-13
-12
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-10
-13
-15
-15
-10
-9
-10
-8
-13
-16
-28
-24
-23
-26
-23
-22
-22
-19
-20
-17
-28
-31
-31
-23
-20
-23
-20
-20
-24
0
0
0
400
100
200
300
0
0
0
200
0
0
250
350
250
500
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1550
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-13-10-11-10-11-10-10-8-12-15-13-10-9-10-8-13-15-10-12-9-6-6-5-7-6-7-4-7-9-9-5-4-5-3-9-11-3-6-3111-11-120-3-22224-2-5
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
Sunset
7:49
7:52
7:54
7:58
8:00
8:04

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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.
53 minutes ago
0° C
-
98
Stormy winds from the NNW
(98 kph at 338).
120
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 196).
13
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
SHIP11460
173 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4732
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9983
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8150
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7473
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6668
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 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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