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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
55
SSE
45
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
60
S
65
SSW
55
SSW
25
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
4
—
—
7
4
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
-2
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-4
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-1
min °C
1
-3
-5
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-3
 chill °C
-7
-12
-12
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-14
-9
-7
-9
-11
-11
-9
-8
-10
Freezing level m
1900
1950
1250
200
400
750
650
550
500
400
1200
1750
1450
1450
1300
1600
1700
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-4-7-9-7-8-8-8-6-20-1-2-201-2420-4-4-3-3-3-3-2243224421087224443481099910107
Sunrise
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
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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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 307).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SSE
(16 kph at 164).
27

* 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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