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

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

Issued: 11 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
40
NW
35
W
45
SSW
65
S
80
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
10
SW
15
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
4
7
15
42
2
2
4
2
1
17
15
16
max °C
-13
-11
-12
-11
-15
-15
-9
-7
-4
-3
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-13
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-14
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-8
-6
-8
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-11
-11
-11
-14
-20
-19
-24
-26
-28
-26
-18
-18
-20
-24
-24
-21
-16
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
800
1250
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
400
50
Cloud base (m)
6750
6000
6000
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-12-13-15-15-12-8-5-6-12-13-13-12-13-14-10-10-11-10-9-10-10-14-13-8-3-1-1-7-7-8-7-8-10-5-5-6-5-3-4-5-8-7-34660-1-2-1-2-5121
Sunrise
8:17
8:14
8:10
8:07
8:03
8:00
Sunset
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:36
6:38
6:42

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
15
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 16).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP1894
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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