Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
70
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
30
WSW
30
W
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
60
SSW
65
SSW
55
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
3
—
—
—
1
2
1
4
1
—
—
—
—
1
3
12
16
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-6
-6
-6
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
-7
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-1
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-1
-2
-2
-6
-7
-8
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-7
 chill °C
-10
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-9
-10
-11
-16
-16
-17
-10
-11
-11
-15
-15
-16
Freezing level m
1650
1500
550
0
600
1250
1500
1400
1450
1250
250
0
1300
1150
1050
1050
1150
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-6-7-6-3-1-2-2-5-7-6-2-3-3-4-4-531-4-4-313230-5-321101-21083246999613887786
Sunrise
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:17
—
—
Sunset
—
4:44
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:28
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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 -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the SSW 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.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
55 minutes 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
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
55 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 240).
31

* 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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