Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri night, extremely windy from the E by Sun morning).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Thursday
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Wind km/h
55 ESE55
75 ESE75
85 E85
35 SSE35
30 ESE30
55 ESE55
95 E95
105 E105
100 ESE100
75 ESE75
75 ESE75
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65 SE65
55 SE55
30 SE30
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25 WNW25
15 NW15
10 NW10
10 NNE10
15 NNW15
5 NNE5
35 S35
60 S60
50 SW50
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
2 7 13 5 - 2 - 1 4 3 3 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 7 17 6
High °C
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Low °C
-15 -13 -12 -13 -10 -9 -10 -9 -10 -10 -10 -10 -11 -11 -13 -14 -13 -13 -14 -13 -13 -13 -13 -12 -12 -9 -10
Chill °C
-28 -27 -21 -20 -19 -20 -24 -24 -24 -24 -22 -24 -23 -24 -22 -19 -19 -21 -22 -21 -18 -18 -19 -11 -23 -21 -20
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Sunset
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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 Fri afternoonTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Thu night)Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri night, extremely windy from the E by Sun morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morningTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morningTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night)Mainly gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kirkjubaejarklaustu
80 km S
38m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.3° C
-
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 70).
SHIP1556
106 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
Low: overcast
Akureyri
144 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.9° C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Grimsstadir
146 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-8.5° C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
30 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn and within an acceptable time window.

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