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

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

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
40
SW
45
SW
30
SW
35
W
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
30
W
50
W
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
20
N
30
N
40
N
50
N
40
NNE
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2
3
4
2
1
2
2
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-12
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-14
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-15
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-20
-18
-20
-23
-25
-26
-27
450
650
350
200
0
0
0
300
500
350
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-9-10-12-10-9-8-8-9-13-13-12-14-13-13-15-3-3-4-5-6-10-6-5-4-4-4-10-8-7-10-8-9-1044220-313233-4-2-1-5-2-2-5
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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
49 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 14 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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
8° C
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATC344E64N
127 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
136 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 245).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 238).
56
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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