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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
50
SSE
5
E
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
65
S
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
1
1
2
 mm
0.4
0.3
max °C
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
2
3
0
min °C
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
0
1
-2
 chill °C
-8
-6
-1
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-11
Freezing level m
1850
1500
1450
1450
1300
1350
1350
1250
1300
1450
1300
1350
1450
1300
1400
3050
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-212-153332222332222453129999998998988101110
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
Sunset
7:31
7:28
7:23
7:21
7:16
7:14

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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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the S by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
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 SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 090 to 230 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 158).
13
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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