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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 05 Apr 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 -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, stormy winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
NE
20
NE
5
E
40
ESE
80
SE
70
SSE
85
S
60
S
60
SSW
50
SSE
55
SSW
55
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
5
S
25
NE
10
N
2
30
19
20
14
20
14
21
10
7
5
max °C
-12
-12
-14
-10
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-8
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-12
-13
-15
-12
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-9
-11
-12
-15
-14
-12
-14
-23
-20
-20
-23
-21
-20
-19
-17
-18
-16
-18
-19
-22
-24
-24
-18
-21
-18
0
0
0
0
100
900
800
900
600
700
700
450
300
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-15-11-8-7-6-6-7-6-7-9-11-12-14-13-12-13-8-9-12-8-5-3-1-1-2-2-2-4-6-7-10-9-8-10-2-2-7-12556465320-3-2-1-3
Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
5:54
Sunset
8:13
8:15
8:19
8:22
8:24
8:28

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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 -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, stormy winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(13 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
146 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 84).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP6300
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2552
174 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* 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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