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

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

Issued: 5 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
5
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
9
6
2
6
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-3
-2
0
1
2
1
1
min °C
-3
-5
-4
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-6
-3
-1
0
1
1
1
-11
-14
-12
-11
-10
-5
-5
-4
-7
-10
-10
-7
-4
-3
0
1
1
1300
1000
900
1200
1200
1350
1550
1300
1000
500
350
1100
1350
1750
1900
1900
1850
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-3-4-2-1-1-3-5-5-3-1121120-121332-1-4-22356559678799963481011121211
Sunrise
3:13
3:10
3:06
3:04
3:01
Sunset
10:58
11:00
11:04
11:07
11:10
11:14

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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 -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
ASCATC346E64N
176 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 238).
- km
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
11
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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