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 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
25
E
5
ENE
10
SW
5
SE
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
0
min °C
1
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-3
-3
-7
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-6
-5
-5
-8
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
-6
Freezing level m
2100
1900
1900
1700
1550
1400
1100
1100
1250
1250
1500
1650
1450
1700
1950
1500
1600
1600
1600
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2050
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
211-1-2-3-4-4-3-3-10-101-1-1-1-1555433112144245444412111110109788710109101110111010
Sunrise
2:30
2:31
2:31
2:33
2:34
2:36
Sunset
11:52
11:51
11:50
11:49
11:47
11:46

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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 Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
180 km W
120m alt.
26 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 130).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
28 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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