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 Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
8300
1950
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
60
SSW
60
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
6
1
—
—
2
1
—
—
1
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-5
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
min °C
-7
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-6
-5
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-15
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-11
-10
-7
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
Freezing level m
450
1100
1650
1550
1250
1300
1400
1550
950
500
1050
1550
1700
1350
1150
1250
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-1-2-2-2-1-1-4-5-2-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-31432234-1-22442121247101088910538101098888
Sunrise
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
Sunset
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
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—
4:34
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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.0 km
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.
54 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 161 degs) was rejected.
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.7 km
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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