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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
W
45
W
35
NW
15
WSW
30
W
40
SSW
80
WSW
80
W
60
W
45
NW
40
NW
5
N
20
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
60
E
60
ENE
95
ENE
2
1
1
1
1
13
6
4
9
4
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-5
-12
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-14
-15
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-21
-22
-22
-17
-17
-17
-30
-31
-30
-28
-25
-22
-20
-21
-24
-26
-26
-28
150
300
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4900
4950
1650
1600
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-11-10-10-8-13-15-15-15-13-13-12-11-12-12-12-12-5-5-7-6-7-4-8-9-10-10-10-10-8-7-9-8-9-8220113-2-3-4-4-3-5-2-1-3-2-2-2
Sunrise
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
Sunset
7:52
7:54
7:58
8:00
8:04
8:07

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the ENE by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
98
Stormy winds from the NW
(98 kph at 310).
131
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP6129
174 km SSW
3m alt.
4 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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