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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
km/h
30
S
20
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
NW
15
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
15
W
10
W
10
N
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
9
5
3
2
2
1
 mm
1
max °C
2
-1
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-5
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
min °C
1
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-5
-3
0
1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-5
-16
-16
-15
-17
-14
-7
-5
-9
-7
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-7
-6
Freezing level m
2100
1200
650
900
700
250
900
550
950
1700
1950
1850
1900
1850
1600
1400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-4-7-6-7-5-4-5-202110-1-1-160-2-1-3-3-2-32465543331375654548101211119999
Sunrise
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:52
7:50
7:45
7:43
7:38
7:35

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue 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).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
2
184 km WSW
101m alt.
32 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 277).
18
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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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