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

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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
30
SW
35
W
25
N
15
W
20
WNW
35
W
45
W
20
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
25
N
35
N
50
N
55
N
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
35
NNE
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3
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
max °C
-7
-9
-11
-12
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-9
-9
-11
-13
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-14
-20
-19
-20
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
-14
-16
-19
-22
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-24
-26
200
250
0
0
0
400
450
100
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-11-13-9-8-8-10-10-13-13-12-14-13-13-14-13-12-14-4-6-7-10-6-4-5-6-5-9-8-7-10-9-9-10-9-8-932-1-414123-3-2-1-4-2-2-4-2-1-3
Sunrise
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:22
Sunset
9:35
9:37
9:42
9:45
9:47
9:51

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue 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
3° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 61 degs) was rejected.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
6
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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