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

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

Issued: 11 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
2100
1800
2100
4950
1650
5550
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
25
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
15
NE
45
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
-4
-4
-6
min °C
1
2
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
-3
-4
-5
-8
 chill °C
-2
2
2
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-5
-4
-3
-3
-12
-13
-12
-13
Freezing level m
1850
2150
2250
2200
2400
2450
2050
2050
1950
1900
2000
1900
1400
900
900
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
123222121111-2-4-5-75776654656652-1-1-41112121112111012121212129662
Sunrise
4:22
4:26
4:28
4:31
4:35
Sunset
10:05
10:01
9:58
9:54
9:51

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri 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
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: 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
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 292).
19

* 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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