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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
SSE
45
S
15
NE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
35
WNW
30
NW
20
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
 cm 
4
4
5
 mm 
max°C
-2
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
2
2
1
0
-1
0
min°C
-4
-6
-7
-6
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
1
1
0
0
-1
-3
chill°C 
-13
-16
-14
-14
-9
-14
-14
-13
-13
-8
-8
-10
-3
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
Freezing level (m
1350
800
650
700
1050
800
750
950
400
950
1150
1000
2100
2250
1750
1750
1550
800
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
8500
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-7-5-3-4-5-5-6-4-3-32210-1-21-1-2-20-1-2-1-311-155543176557566377511111110106
Sunrise
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:31
9:35
9:37
9:42
9:45
9:47

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
41 minutes 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
9° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
hy2b345E64N
140 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 158).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 168).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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