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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
65
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
35
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
2
—
2
1
2
1
1
3
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-7
-9
-7
-7
-6
-4
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-5
-8
-10
-11
-8
-7
-5
 chill °C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-12
-14
-14
-12
-11
-12
-12
-15
-17
-13
-13
-9
Freezing level m
1350
1250
1250
1300
1250
1350
1250
1200
1050
1150
1450
1500
0
0
0
0
0
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
Sunset
—
4:37
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:28
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—
4:23
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—
4:21
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
30 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
30 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
30 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
30 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
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
30 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 253).
19
184 km WSW
101m alt.
28 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 166).
52

* 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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