Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
2050
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
85
SSW
80
SW
60
SW
45
SSW
45
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
5
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
20
26
4
4
19
6
8
7
—
1
1
2
—
3
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-7
-5
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-7
-6
-6
-6
-4
-6
-8
-8
-7
-9
 chill °C
-17
-19
-18
-16
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-8
-6
-13
-13
-15
-13
Freezing level m
950
1150
650
750
1350
950
1000
800
550
700
500
900
900
400
250
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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—
5:21
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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
38 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
38 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
3.9 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
38 minutes ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
38 minutes 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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
38 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 264).
47
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 184).
66

* 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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