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

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

Issued: 11 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
20
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
30
SE
50
ESE
25
E
15
NE
10
SE
35
ESE
50
E
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
12
5
1
12
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-9
-10
-12
-13
-10
-9
-17
-17
-17
-18
-12
-19
-21
-23
-23
-20
-15
-15
-18
-20
-19
-12
-19
-20
-22
300
250
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
200
50
100
0
200
300
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
Sunset
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:06
7:08
7:12

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Mainly gales.

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.
52 minutes ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 62).
7
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 95).
19
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP8548
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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