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

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

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
30
N
45
N
40
N
50
N
40
NNE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
0
min °C
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
-2
 chill °C
-10
-8
-11
-11
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-11
-10
-8
-7
-5
0
-5
Freezing level m
1150
1350
1000
1150
1450
1400
1500
1400
1250
1500
1600
1400
1300
1500
1650
1600
1950
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-3-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-101-12202333323423444538978991098101099101010118
Sunrise
3:59
4:03
4:05
4:09
4:11
4:16
Sunset
10:29
10:24
10:22
10:19
10:15
10:12

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun 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.
3 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
cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours 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
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 77).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 304).
0

* 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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