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

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

Issued: 5 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
 km/h
70
WNW
25
WSW
40
SSE
60
SE
85
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
WNW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
10
S
15
ESE
40
ESE
85
ESE
1
1
11
21
34
1
1
2
4
13
max °C
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-15
-13
-13
-16
-14
-13
-14
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-5
min °C
-14
-11
-11
-10
-13
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-13
-10
-13
-11
-8
-8
-29
-20
-21
-23
-23
-22
-18
-22
-24
-21
-20
-22
-22
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
0
0
0
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
350
350
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1600
1650
1700
1700
1750
1650
1650
1950
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-11-11-10-11-16-14-14-16-15-14-15-12-10-12-10-8-7-9-7-6-5-6-12-9-8-13-10-9-11-8-5-8-6-5-4-30031-6-3-2-8-4-2-6-11-2123
Sunrise
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:00
8:04
8:07
8:09
8:13
8:15

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon 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
3° C
-
87
Stormy winds from the W
(87 kph at 272).
106
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 310 degs)
(17 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
2
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
180 km W
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 132).
19
185 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Tungubakkar
213 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
219 km WSW
1m alt.
54 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 180).
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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