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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
km/h
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
0
min °C
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-8
-12
-11
-7
-9
-8
-11
-11
-10
-8
-5
-2
-3
-6
-4
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1300
1100
850
1150
800
1100
1200
750
1200
1500
1750
1700
1650
1600
1450
1300
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-4-6-4-4-3-2-1000-1-1-2-120-11-221-12444443238667587691011101011999
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
6:01
Sunset
8:29
8:25
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:10

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm 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
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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
11
184 km WSW
101m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
2
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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