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

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

Issued: 5 am Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the S by Thu morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
km/h
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
NNE
55
NNE
30
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
45
S
70
SSW
45
WSW
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3
2
1
1
6
12
8
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-3
-3
0
-1
-4
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-7
min °C
-9
-6
-8
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-9
-6
-6
-8
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-8
-16
-13
-16
-10
-9
-8
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-15
-8
-10
-10
-12
-11
-18
0
650
650
850
1050
1200
1250
850
400
650
700
150
600
950
800
850
1300
600
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:11
4:07
4:05
4:01
3:58
3:55
Sunset
10:00
10:05
10:07
10:12
10:15
10:17

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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the S by Thu 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.
58 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 284).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
0
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
219 km WSW
1m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 174).
3
219 km WSW
1m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 188).
8
Reykjavik Airport
223 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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