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

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

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
km/h
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
30
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
25
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
7
2
4
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
-1
-6
-6
-7
-4
-3
-6
-2
0
1
min °C
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
-6
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-7
-4
0
0
 chill °C
-2
-4
-2
-5
-6
-4
-5
-16
-18
-16
-17
-12
-4
-10
-9
-6
-8
Freezing level m
2650
3100
2950
1800
1850
2000
2000
1200
650
900
700
350
1050
200
800
1700
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3220111-4-7-6-7-5-4-7-30154544561-2-1-4-3-1-5034119111011111285624626911
Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
Sunset
8:00
7:57
7:52
7:50
7:45
7:43

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: clear
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km W
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
3
184 km WSW
101m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 355).
5
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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