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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
75
ESE
40
SE
80
SE
65
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSW
40
SW
10
SSE
40
S
65
WSW
15
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
15
WNW
25
W
20
SW
20
S
20
SE
 cm 
8
8
22
11
20
24
1
1
25
6
3
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-3
-5
-9
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-8
-9
-8
min°C
-3
-9
-9
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
chill°C 
-13
-20
-21
-20
-17
-18
-15
-11
-21
-22
-16
-14
-16
-20
-21
-17
-17
-17
Freezing level (m
1100
900
800
500
850
900
700
600
700
300
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-8-8-7-6-6-6-5-7-9-11-10-11-12-12-9-9-91-3-3-2-1-1-3-2-2-5-9-6-9-9-9-5-5-58544664652-31-3-3-3212
Sunrise
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
Sunset
3:08
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:06
3:04

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
5° C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 109).
17
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
2 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 53).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 010 degs)
(20 kph at 310).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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