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

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

Issued: 11 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
E
30
E
50
SE
30
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
22
1
max °C
-12
-10
-5
-7
-8
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-11
min °C
-12
-11
-8
-7
-10
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-13
-21
-20
-18
-16
-16
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-20
-21
-24
0
0
1000
550
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
300
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-7-7-9-12-13-13-12-11-9-9-8-8-8-9-10-12-8-7-3-4-6-9-10-10-9-7-6-5-4-4-5-6-7-9-2-1441-4-5-5-4-21122201-3
Sunrise
9:38
9:36
9:32
9:29
9:26
9:22
Sunset
5:07
5:10
5:15
5:17
5:21
5:24

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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 -5°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 85).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP2583
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 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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