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 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1850
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1700
km/h
20
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
55
SE
65
SSE
50
SSE
45
ESE
50
ESE
80
ESE
70
SE
70
SSE
50
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
2
1
8
18
13
—
—
16
13
11
11
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
2
2
3
3
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-3
-5
-5
-2
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
1
1
2
-1
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
-7
-8
-9
-2
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-6
-6
-11
-12
-11
-13
Freezing level m
1300
700
750
1350
1250
700
1200
900
1450
1800
2050
2900
2850
1550
1450
1650
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-2-5-5-4-3-11223-1-2-1-32-103-1-1114555643428679668710111211121010109
Sunrise
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
5
184 km WSW
101m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
10
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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