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 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
40
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
W
35
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
3
 mm
2
0.2
0.3
0.3
max °C
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
min °C
-1
1
3
2
2
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
3
4
3
4
4
5
 chill °C
-5
-4
-2
-2
0
-2
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
0
Freezing level m
1650
2300
2900
3200
2850
2500
1900
1450
1500
1350
1400
1600
1450
2450
3100
3450
3500
3700
3750
Cloud base (m)
2350
1650
1650
1700
1700
1700
2300
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1750
1700
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0233331-1-2-2-2-1134455635766653333447878899111312121211101099109131413131314
Sunrise
2:54
2:57
3:00
3:01
3:04
3:08
Sunset
11:30
11:29
11:25
11:23
11:21
11:17

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
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.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 89).
18
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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