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

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

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
30
NE
20
NE
10
WSW
10
ENE
25
E
45
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
5
ENE
15
SSE
40
SSE
55
SSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
55
WSW
60
SW
50
S
11
4
4
14
4
2
23
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-11
-14
-15
-14
-10
-6
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-14
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
-11
-15
-17
-16
-11
-8
-25
-22
-15
-20
-22
-22
-22
-20
-14
-15
-16
-20
-23
-30
-33
-31
-24
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
50
550
0
0
0
0
0
650
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
7950
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-15-14-12-11-11-10-10-11-9-9-11-15-16-15-11-7-11-11-12-11-9-8-8-6-6-8-6-4-7-9-11-10-7-3-5-6-7-5-2-2-101-2030-3-4-3-14
Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:34
8:30
Sunset
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:09
6:14

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, gales from the SSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 348).
17
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 29).
6
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP3799
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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