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

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

Issued: 5 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
70
ESE
40
SSE
80
SE
70
SE
60
SSE
55
SSW
40
SSW
5
S
25
WSW
20
SW
30
ESE
10
SSW
5
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
SW
15
S
 cm 
6
9
27
14
21
33
1
9
4
1
1
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-3
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
min°C
-3
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-9
-11
-9
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
chill°C 
-14
-20
-20
-19
-17
-18
-16
-9
-20
-20
-18
-17
-10
-17
-19
-21
-20
-18
Freezing level (m
950
850
850
600
850
950
700
450
650
0
100
0
0
150
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-8-7-7-6-6-6-6-8-11-9-11-10-10-11-11-10-101-3-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-7-6-7-6-6-7-7-6-6745566443-12-101-1-211
Sunrise
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
Sunset
3:08
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:06
3:04

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
81
Severe gales from the ENE
(81 kph at 73).
107
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
70
Gales from the ENE
(70 kph at 77).
107
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 360 to 060 degs)
(22 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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