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

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

Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Mon morning, severe gales from the SE by Mon night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
0
S
15
W
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
20
ENE
40
NE
25
NE
5
S
20
ESE
45
ESE
80
SE
50
SSE
70
SSE
60
S
55
S
55
SE
45
S
1
19
21
7
32
4
2
24
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-9
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-16
-15
-16
-14
-12
-13
-13
-14
-16
-13
-10
-9
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-7
-16
-23
-22
-18
-12
-20
-24
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-18
-18
-18
-17
-14
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
850
950
950
650
850
650
Cloud base (m)
5100
4300
5000
1800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-16-13-12-13-13-14-15-13-10-7-6-6-6-6-4-6-10-10-12-8-7-8-9-9-12-9-7-5-10-1-2-1-1-4-4-7-2-1-2-2-2-7-203666565
Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
Sunset
8:07
8:09
8:13
8:15
8:19
8:22

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Mon morning, severe gales from the SE by Mon 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
46 minutes ago
5° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 81).
20
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 85).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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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