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 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SSW
35
SSW
70
SSE
35
SSW
30
S
50
SE
30
SSW
30
W
15
WSW
20
ENE
15
NE
5
E
10
NE
25
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
19
4
20
8
2
12
20
2
2
1
max °C
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-13
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-14
-13
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-12
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-19
-17
-17
-12
-17
-16
-15
-16
-20
-16
-18
-20
-19
-21
0
0
300
0
0
450
400
450
500
100
0
100
0
0
100
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-13-12-7-8-8-8-9-10-11-11-11-11-13-12-11-11-7-7-6-8-7-3-3-4-4-6-7-7-8-7-7-11-8-7-8011-2-144321-11-2-1-1-4-2-1-2
Sunrise
7:52
7:48
7:46
7:41
7:39
7:35
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
20
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 87).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP6287
174 km SSW
3m alt.
4 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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