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

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

Issued: 5 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
W
40
W
30
S
65
W
65
W
65
W
60
WNW
40
WNW
15
SSE
55
SE
75
ESE
40
E
15
N
30
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
5
ENE
1
1
10
5
4
8
1
2
12
16
5
3
6
2
3
2
max °C
-9
-10
-6
-11
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-13
-15
-16
-15
-13
-14
-11
-9
-11
-12
-12
-14
-13
-12
-15
-18
-21
-17
-27
-30
-31
-30
-25
-21
-24
-22
-16
-21
-22
-19
-21
-21
-20
250
100
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
50
300
300
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-8-12-15-16-15-13-13-10-9-10-12-12-14-13-12-14-5-7-5-7-9-10-10-10-9-5-5-6-8-8-10-7-7-10212-1-3-4-4-3-3131-1-2-4-10-4
Sunrise
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
Sunset
7:54
7:58
8:00
8:04
8:07
8:09

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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 -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

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
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 339).
28
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 89).
6
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3458
174 km SSW
15m alt.
2 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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