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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
6100
3050
1650
1650
1600
1650
km/h
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
2
4
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-5
-3
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-3
-3
0
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-4
 chill °C
-17
-17
-15
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-10
-9
-8
-10
-11
-10
Freezing level m
550
300
450
1050
1600
1550
1250
1300
1400
1550
1350
750
950
1750
1550
1200
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-6-3-1-1-3-2-1-1-3-4-3-1-2-3-4-3-4-213322341-11432143479108991065610988
Sunrise
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
Sunset
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
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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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
3
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.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 153).
14

* 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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