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

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

Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
9
3
5
3
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-14
-13
-11
-10
-6
-4
-6
-7
-4
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-3
950
900
1200
1150
1350
1500
1200
950
700
900
1500
1950
2000
2050
2000
1850
1750
1800
1600
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-3-2-1-2-3-4-3-11121100-10-121331-1-214556554546787998646101112121211111111
Sunrise
3:13
3:10
3:06
3:04
3:01
2:59
Sunset
11:00
11:04
11:07
11:10
11:14
11:15

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 260 degs)
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
-
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 231).
26
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 188).
26

* 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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