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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
20
S
65
SE
70
SSE
55
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
80
ESE
70
SSE
70
S
45
S
35
S
35
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
30
SSW
55
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
11
9
1
—
3
21
8
18
23
5
2
1
—
2
1
 mm
—
—
17
—
1.4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
2
2
3
3
0
0
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
1
min °C
-4
-1
2
1
3
1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
-2
 chill °C
-10
-10
-7
-7
-4
-6
-11
-10
-15
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-11
Freezing level m
1000
1450
2050
1950
3100
2350
1600
1650
1250
1250
1150
1150
950
500
1200
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-12232-1-1-4-3-4-4-5-4-1-1146566541211-1-223810131112121111897865910
Sunrise
—
7:11
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 20mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri 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
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 090 degs)
(6 kph at 40).
0.0 km
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
6
184 km SSW
124m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
19
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
196 km SW
5m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
201 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
221 km WSW
139m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 144).
23
Reykjavik Airport
223 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 100 degs)
(9 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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