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 Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1700
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
km/h
20
S
0
WNW
5
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
5
SW
15
SSW
5
S
15
SE
60
SE
30
S
40
SSW
25
S
5
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
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3
3
2
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-8
 chill °C
-7
-4
-7
-11
-11
-9
-11
-8
-12
-12
-12
-13
-5
-7
-13
-14
Freezing level m
1100
950
1000
750
400
700
700
600
700
850
1100
1150
950
750
900
650
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Sunrise
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7:41
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7:43
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7:47
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7:50
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7:54
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Sunset
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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5:59
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5:54
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
rain showers
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(17 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2c344E63N
154 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c345E63N
160 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c343E63N
163 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c345E64N
163 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 238).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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