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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5500
3850
5000
3800
4750
km/h
40
W
35
W
30
NW
70
NNW
75
N
45
NNW
40
N
25
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
15
1
—
11
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-11
-17
-14
-16
-19
-18
-17
-17
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
min °C
-8
-15
-18
-16
-18
-20
-20
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
 chill °C
-19
-26
-30
-30
-33
-34
-34
-28
-22
-19
-19
-18
-16
-17
-16
-12
Freezing level m
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-13-18-15-17-20-19-17-17-15-15-14-13-13-12-12-4-10-16-12-13-16-17-14-15-12-12-11-11-10-9-94-5-9-5-7-10-11-9-10-7-7-6-6-5-4-4
Sunrise
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:00
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13

* 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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