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

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

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1900
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
10
SW
15
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-9
-8
-7
-5
-7
-7
-12
-10
-10
-10
-7
-6
-10
Freezing level m
1000
1200
800
900
1350
850
1100
1150
800
1000
1250
650
1100
1150
1150
1200
1400
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-4-3-5-4-4-5-4-3-5-3-3-3-3-2-411-212-101-212-1111231885795785785888998
Sunrise
5:43
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
Sunset
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22
8:19
8:15

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
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.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
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
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).

* 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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