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 Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
3750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
SSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
8
2
2
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-4
-1
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
0
min °C
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-2
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-10
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
450
400
700
650
500
500
550
1250
1950
1400
1250
1300
1400
1450
1750
1850
1850
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-8-8-8-8-6-21-1-3-2-1-1111-1-4-5-3-3-3-4-23532233555431343359119899911111110
Sunrise
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:03
—
—
Sunset
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:44
—
—
4:39
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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 Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 106).
11
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 148).
23

* 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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