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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
5800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5700
5800
6000
km/h
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
60
SSW
75
SW
60
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
2
5
3
—
—
1
2
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-7
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-7
-7
-5
-2
-3
-3
-3
-7
-7
-3
-3
-3
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-14
-13
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-14
-15
-13
-13
-14
-17
-18
-15
-13
-13
-14
Freezing level m
300
300
900
1400
1300
1200
1350
0
0
1300
1250
1150
700
0
0
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-3-2-3-3-3-7-5-3-3-3-7-10-9-8-8-8-4-412222-5-3221-4-9-7-5-6-62269888138882-3-11-1-2
Sunrise
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:19
—
—
Sunset
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:28
—
—
4:23
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 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.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 209).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 146).
2

* 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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