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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
55
SSW
45
SSW
65
SSW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
0
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
1
-1
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-7
-8
-4
-6
-6
-8
-6
-10
-12
-15
-14
Freezing level m
1100
1400
1500
1200
1250
1150
1200
1350
1250
950
1400
950
1300
3000
1650
1200
1100
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-2-2-3-4-2-2-3-3-2-2-11-1-3-4-522221022111124411-188888799778791011876
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:50
Sunset
7:28
7:23
7:21
7:16
7:14
7:09

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
High: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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