Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
30
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
20
S
35
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
ESE
60
NE
75
N
50
N
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
1
—
—
—
2
3
2
—
2
—
2
—
—
4
5
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-8
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-5
-8
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-9
-10
-11
-10
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-13
-16
-16
-14
-11
-15
-18
-19
-15
-13
-16
-19
-18
-15
-20
-19
-15
-12
Freezing level m
850
750
0
0
550
400
500
300
0
350
150
0
0
600
300
600
550
0
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Sunrise
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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—
5:21
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—
5:16
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—
5:14
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun 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
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
6
Stórhöfði
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).

* 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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