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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
5900
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1700
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
5
W
0
SW
5
NW
10
W
20
SW
5
SW
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
SE
40
NNE
40
NE
30
ENE
10
NE
5
WSW
15
S
25
S
40
SSE
70
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
4
2
2
1
—
—
—
3
—
2
22
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-4
-3
-2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-7
-9
-13
-11
-12
-11
Freezing level m
200
500
150
550
750
0
800
900
950
800
900
900
600
650
550
1000
1200
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-7-7-8-5-4-4-5-4-5-7-6-6-4-3-1-4-4-5-3-3-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-2113231451666666355779
Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
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—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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—
6:08
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—
6:06
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—
6:01
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the SSE 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
145 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
53 minutes ago
Dry

* 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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