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 Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
S
50
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
55
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
1
7
—
—
17
3
4
2
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
max °C
-3
-4
-5
0
1
1
-3
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-1
2
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-3
1
-1
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
1
 chill °C
-11
-11
-12
-6
-7
-9
-13
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-17
-12
-12
-7
Freezing level m
650
700
600
800
1900
2100
1050
550
650
750
600
650
550
750
1000
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-210-5-7-7-7-8-8-7-5-32-2-2-3154-1-3-2-2-3-3-3-2165537111064464445712
Sunrise
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
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—
4:50
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW 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.
55 minutes ago
-
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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs)
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 275).
32

* 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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