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

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

Issued: 5 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
40
WSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
10
WNW
15
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
SE
20
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
6
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
2
2
min °C
-1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
1
2
0
 chill °C
-8
-8
-13
-14
-12
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-1
0
-4
1
0
-5
Freezing level m
1550
1600
1450
950
1150
1150
950
1300
750
950
1500
1050
1450
1700
1400
2000
2200
1450
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1900
1650
1850
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-3-5-4-4-4-3-5-4-1-2-10-122134201-112-114245366410109786795710710118121210
Sunrise
2:40
2:42
2:44
2:47
2:48
2:51
Sunset
11:44
11:42
11:39
11:37
11:36
11:34

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
80 km S
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
52 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
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
18
184 km SSW
124m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 147).
39

* 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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