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

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

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
60
SSE
55
SSE
35
S
10
NNW
20
NNW
65
NNW
25
N
20
SSW
75
SSE
60
W
65
W
60
WNW
50
W
45
W
25
SSW
25
SSE
60
WNW
60
W
4
8
20
5
35
6
5
5
3
2
3
12
3
9
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-13
-12
-7
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
-10
-8
-12
-11
min °C
-13
-10
-11
-10
-10
-15
-16
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-15
-15
-27
-22
-18
-15
-18
-30
-27
-21
-26
-26
-27
-24
-24
-25
-24
-22
-30
-29
0
0
400
0
150
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
0
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
6050
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
Sunset
7:43
7:45
7:49
7:52
7:54
7:58

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
70
Gales from the NE
(70 kph at 55).
83
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
83
Severe gales from the E
(83 kph at 88).
111
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP4972
174 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km

* 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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