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

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

Issued: 11 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
WNW
25
NNE
55
NNW
45
NNW
20
NW
20
S
50
SE
30
SW
65
N
115
N
85
N
30
5
1
6
10
7
10
10
max °C
-6
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-14
-10
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-13
-14
-11
-12
-14
-12
-12
-15
-13
-8
-11
-9
-9
-12
-20
-19
-17
-15
-11
-18
-20
-18
-20
-26
-25
-23
-24
-21
-19
-16
-22
-23
-26
500
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
300
250
400
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2000
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-11-11-12-13-11-12-13-12-12-15-12-8-11-9-9-11-3-4-5-7-8-9-10-8-8-12-11-11-13-8-5-7-5-4-7532-1-1-3-4-1-2-6-5-4-7-23-123-1
Sunrise
7:46
7:41
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:06
7:08

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 33 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 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.
56 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 203).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4456
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 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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