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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
60
SSW
55
S
45
SSW
65
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SSE
80
SE
65
SSE
55
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
6
5
8
5
2
1
6
14
13
24
7
6
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
-1
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
min °C
0
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
 chill °C
-9
-12
-12
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-14
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-9
-10
-12
Freezing level m
1650
1500
1250
1000
950
900
950
1050
1150
1400
1400
1300
1250
1000
1000
1000
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3-2-2-3-4-4-4-4-74320-1-1-1123321000-51199766688910987762
Sunrise
6:50
6:54
6:56
7:00
7:03
Sunset
7:14
7:09
7:06
7:02
6:59
6:55

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Thu morning).

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 night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 233 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (27 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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