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

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

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
20
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
5
1
3
7
7
2
6
2
2
2
3
max °C
-1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-1
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-7
-9
-10
-11
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-19
-18
-15
-8
-16
-15
-15
-18
1450
2050
1900
1550
1600
1100
600
750
600
500
600
250
250
700
350
450
600
350
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-110-1-2-4-6-6-7-7-8-8-8-6-9-8-7-8344340-3-2-3-3-3-4-4-3-6-4-3-49101010107454442351342
Sunrise
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:22
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35
9:37

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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.
56 minutes ago
7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
76
Severe gales from the S
(76 kph at 169).
100
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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