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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
35
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
10
3
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-4
-2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
min °C
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
 chill °C
-14
-14
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-14
-10
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
Freezing level m
1200
400
450
700
700
550
550
550
1250
1800
1500
1500
1400
1250
1250
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-8-7-8-8-8-5-21-1-2-2-2-21-1-3-4-2-3-3-4-2243323346225443581010999911
Sunrise
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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 .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 140).
23

* 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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