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

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

Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
SW
40
W
40
W
30
SSW
30
S
55
S
60
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
4
1
1
3
2
2
1
4
2
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-8
-10
-7
-4
-3
-1
1
1
min °C
-3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-5
-3
-4
-6
-11
-11
-8
-5
-4
-2
0
1
-11
-7
-8
-9
-4
-6
-8
-7
-10
-14
-22
-23
-17
-13
-14
-12
-8
-6
1000
1300
1000
750
1150
550
800
1200
1050
1000
300
0
350
850
1100
1300
1900
3050
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
4500
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-5-4-6-5-3-4-5-10-11-8-5-4-21112-1-11-3011-1-6-7-3-1134578668368761-136791011
Sunrise
5:35
5:33
5:28
5:24
5:22
5:18
Sunset
8:44
8:46
8:50
8:52
8:55
8:59

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
59 minutes ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 282 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
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
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 196 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
SHIP2378
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6143
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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