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

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

Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
0
W
10
S
30
S
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SE
40
SE
55
ESE
1
1
1
2
7
7
1
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-12
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-17
-16
-19
-19
-20
-18
-17
-15
-16
-14
-17
-17
-15
-16
-13
-14
-15
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
650
400
600
900
850
950
950
900
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:38
10:37
10:33
10:32
10:29
Sunset
3:55
3:57
4:00
4:04
4:07
4:10

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the SE by Mon 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 81).
52
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
High: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP5715
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours 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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