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

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

Issued: 11 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
10
SW
55
SE
65
SE
30
S
5
NNE
30
N
70
N
15
NW
20
SSW
35
SSE
55
W
70
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
4
5
16
1
3
16
6
5
12
2
2
3
max °C
-17
-18
-17
-15
-12
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-15
-13
-8
-11
-12
-10
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-19
-19
-18
-18
-14
-11
-11
-11
-11
-17
-17
-14
-12
-11
-13
-12
-13
-12
-15
-31
-31
-28
-26
-28
-24
-16
-15
-23
-30
-26
-22
-26
-24
-27
-25
-25
-24
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
200
0
0
0
400
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
2050
1600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
5700
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-19-18-17-13-11-11-11-11-15-16-14-10-11-13-11-13-12-14-15-15-13-13-12-6-6-7-6-11-12-10-7-6-7-7-8-7-10-9-9-8-8-60101-5-7-3-10-11-1-1-4
Sunrise
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
Sunset
7:38
7:43
7:45
7:49
7:52
7:54

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 349).
72
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 341).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1315
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3950
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
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* 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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