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 Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
85
S
70
SSW
80
SSW
85
SW
60
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
NE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
26
4
22
24
6
6
11
6
9
15
1
1
1
—
2
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-6
-2
-2
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-8
 chill °C
-14
-18
-17
-17
-17
-13
-11
-12
-9
-12
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
1700
800
950
1200
750
850
1050
1000
1250
1250
1300
1300
1200
1250
1150
600
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Sunrise
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
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—
Sunset
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
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—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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5:23
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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
58 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
58 minutes ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
58 minutes 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
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 255).
40
184 km SSW
124m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 184).
31

* 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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