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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
km/h
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
60
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
S
70
SE
65
SSE
45
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
4
6
4
4
2
2
10
11
13
15
 mm
0.5
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
3
1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
-3
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
1
0
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
 chill °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
-6
-8
-13
-14
-15
-15
-13
-15
-14
-14
-13
-11
Freezing level m
1300
1400
1450
1350
1300
1000
1350
1900
1550
1050
1150
900
800
900
1150
1100
1350
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-2-3-221-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-3-233222144311-1-1-112239989871010108866678910
Sunrise
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:50
6:54
6:56
Sunset
7:21
7:16
7:14
7:09
7:06
7:02

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
145 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
SHIP13719
181 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C

* 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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