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 Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
NW
20
NW
10
S
50
SSE
40
S
30
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
20
SW
35
WSW
70
WSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
2
—
—
4
9
2
2
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-1
1
2
-3
-5
-7
-6
-7
-8
-5
-4
0
1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-5
-4
-3
0
-1
-6
-6
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-4
-3
0
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-12
-10
-3
-8
-9
-12
-12
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-10
-11
-7
-8
-9
-11
Freezing level m
600
700
850
1850
2250
1050
750
450
750
750
500
500
850
1150
2050
1450
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-211-5-6-8-7-7-8-7-4-21-1-1-2-3-2143-2-2-4-3-2-3-3-125332447101054245346811998
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:04
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
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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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, 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.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 290 degs)
(11 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
ASCATC341E63N
176 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 275).
- km
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0

* 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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