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

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

Issued: 5 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
35
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
25
NE
0
S
5
E
25
E
45
E
55
E
50
E
35
E
20
ESE
50
SE
65
SE
60
SSE
50
S
55
SSW
1
26
8
8
15
max °C
-14
-14
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-8
-6
-5
-4
-9
-13
min °C
-15
-14
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-12
-11
-11
-9
-11
-10
-7
-6
-4
-14
-15
-26
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-18
-21
-23
-24
-21
-20
-18
-18
-17
-14
-28
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
400
900
1150
300
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
8350
8200
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-13-12-14-14-14-11-11-11-9-11-9-7-6-4-12-14-11-11-9-8-10-11-11-8-8-7-5-8-7-3-11-7-9-6-5-3-2-5-6-6-1-1-12-214670-3
Sunrise
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:34
Sunset
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:09

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, gales from the SE by Mon 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
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 349).
15
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 214).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP5175
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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