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

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

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WNW
25
W
10
W
15
E
65
E
65
ENE
100
NNE
75
NNE
65
N
45
NNE
25
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
25
SE
45
ESE
60
ENE
 cm 
4
3
1
5
9
20
3
2
1
1
4
 mm 
max°C
-5
-4
-8
-9
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-12
-14
-16
-17
-15
-12
-9
-9
-7
min°C
-6
-5
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-11
-13
-15
-17
-17
-17
-15
-11
-10
-10
chill°C 
-14
-11
-18
-18
-16
-15
-22
-20
-26
-27
-30
-29
-28
-22
-19
-20
-21
-22
Freezing level (m
550
1100
0
100
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-9-10-11-10-9-8-10-13-15-17-17-16-14-10-10-9-20-6-6-7-7-8-6-8-11-13-15-16-14-11-6-6-6470-1-2-1-21-1-5-7-8-11-9-6011
Sunrise
10:11
10:15
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
Sunset
3:38
3:36
3:33
3:30
3:29
3:26

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 349).
9
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 83).
46
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP2951
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 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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