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 Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
S
55
SSE
45
S
25
S
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
70
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
—
—
3
11
2
3
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
1
-4
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-6
-6
0
1
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-3
1
-3
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-3
0
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-6
-7
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-14
-11
-8
-9
-10
-11
Freezing level m
900
1950
2300
900
400
450
750
850
500
500
0
1050
1950
1450
1300
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
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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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the WSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 34).
18
184 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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