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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
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light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
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snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
SSW
60
S
90
S
70
SSW
80
S
85
SW
65
SSW
50
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
40
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
SW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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25
3
22
23
5
6
9
7
8
11
3
3
1
4
3
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
0
-6
-2
-1
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-7
-8
min °C
-5
-2
-4
-6
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-9
-10
 chill °C
-13
-12
-14
-18
-17
-18
-19
-15
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-8
-11
-8
-18
-19
Freezing level m
650
1100
1900
800
900
1200
700
750
1000
1050
1150
1100
1300
1250
1250
1100
500
350
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-4-2-2-6-4-4-7-5-4-4-3-3-3-2-3-4-8-9-112-111-2-101122211-4-5579588567788888722
Sunrise
8:06
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8:08
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—
8:11
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—
8:15
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8:18
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—
8:21
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Sunset
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5:40
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5:37
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5:34
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5:30
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5:27
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5:23
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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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
0.0 km
145 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
31
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
53

* 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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