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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1750
1600
1600
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
km/h
5
SW
30
S
45
SSE
25
S
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
15
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
35
S
75
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
15
21
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-4
-4
min °C
-8
-6
-3
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-8
-14
-12
-10
-8
-12
-12
-6
-9
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-13
-10
Freezing level m
0
600
950
1300
850
800
600
500
1000
650
1000
1050
1050
1550
1100
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
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—
6:06
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—
6:01
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—
5:59
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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SSE by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13

* 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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