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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
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light rain
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
50
SE
60
SE
45
SE
90
ESE
70
SSE
55
S
70
S
45
S
50
S
40
SSW
30
SSE
20
S
30
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
5
20
15
14
16
4
3
8
2
3
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—
—
3
 mm
0.1
0.4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
2
0
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-3
min °C
0
3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-1
-5
-5
-6
-5
 chill °C
-8
-4
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-10
-6
-11
-10
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1900
3100
2100
1600
1650
1550
1150
1050
1000
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950
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1100
800
800
850
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241-1-1-2-4-4-4-4-2-1-4-5-6-44754431101230-1-2-210131111101087778106545
Sunrise
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7:15
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—
7:18
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—
7:20
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—
7:24
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7:26
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Sunset
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6:40
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6:37
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6:34
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6:30
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6:27
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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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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