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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
SSE
15
S
30
S
55
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
65
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
10
NW
30
NNE
20
N
10
W
1
4
1
1
13
6
2
7
6
2
7
max °C
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
0
-2
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-11
-10
-11
-13
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-19
-18
-18
1200
1250
1350
1400
1900
1650
1650
1600
1150
550
700
600
650
650
0
150
300
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-2-111-1-1-4-6-6-7-7-8-10-10-11-13123344330-3-2-3-2-3-5-6-6-10899910101010745444122-5
Sunrise
4:56
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
Sunset
9:19
9:22
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 278).
9
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Haze -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 89).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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