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 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, stormy winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
S
50
SSE
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
30
S
50
SSE
85
S
100
S
65
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
3
38
13
4
3
2
3
26
26
24
33
1
2
1
12
6
max °C
-6
-3
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-8
-8
-10
-9
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-8
-9
-14
-13
-15
-15
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-15
-14
-11
-14
-18
-19
-27
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
-21
-19
-19
-23
-23
-21
-24
150
1100
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
200
250
100
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1750
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4000
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-13-13-15-14-13-10-10-10-10-11-12-14-13-11-13-4-2-8-8-10-10-8-5-5-5-5-7-7-11-9-6-835-2-2-4-3-213221-1-6-31-3
Sunrise
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
Sunset
6:31
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45
6:47

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, stormy winds from the S by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 286).
13
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 83).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4543
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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