Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
35
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
70
SSW
45
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
45
WSW
40
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
3
6
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
5
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
-6
-6
min °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-7
-7
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-14
-12
-9
-7
-8
-10
-12
-11
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1200
1550
1500
1200
1300
1600
1650
450
350
800
900
1700
1400
1150
1400
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
Sunset
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
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—
4:34
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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW 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
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 271).
24
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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