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 Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
SSW
50
SSE
40
SSE
20
NE
15
NNE
0
NE
5
ENE
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
W
15
NW
25
NW
5
ESE
15
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
1
5
1
8
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
2
min °C
-3
-1
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-7
-10
-6
-7
-6
-2
-6
-8
-5
-7
-7
-8
-10
-2
-7
-8
Freezing level m
800
1300
2000
1600
1400
1400
850
1200
1300
800
1050
1250
1200
1150
1300
1200
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Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
Sunset
7:31
7:28
7:23
7:21
7:16

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 66).
14
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain.
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 123).
32
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km

* 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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