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 Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2150
1700
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
7950
km/h
45
WNW
45
NNW
50
N
50
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
40
W
50
W
30
WNW
65
N
55
N
30
NNW
15
N
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
1
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-10
-15
-15
-10
-10
-9
-7
-9
-16
-15
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-15
min °C
-8
-14
-15
-15
-14
-11
-10
-7
-13
-18
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
 chill °C
-19
-26
-28
-28
-23
-18
-18
-16
-24
-31
-31
-32
-31
-28
-18
-20
-20
Freezing level m
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-12-15-15-12-11-10-7-11-17-16-17-19-19-17-16-16-5-10-13-13-10-8-7-3-8-16-12-14-16-17-15-13-141-5-7-8-5-3-13-2-10-6-7-10-11-10-8-9
Sunrise
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
Sunset
4:21
—
—
4:17
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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.
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
light rain
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs)
(26 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 263).
48
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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