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 Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
km/h
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
50
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
10
SE
5
ENE
30
E
80
NE
70
NE
20
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
3
3
—
3
8
8
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-5
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-7
 chill °C
-18
-16
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-19
-13
-12
-10
-12
-13
-17
-15
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
300
450
950
800
300
850
900
900
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-12-11-11-10-9-8-6-5-6-8-6-5-4-6-7-7-7-8-7-7-6-4-3-1-2-5-2-1-1-3-1-1-1-2-1-11346515664
Sunrise
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8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:21
—
—
5:16
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—
5:14
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—
5:09
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5:07
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NE 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
0
ASCATC346E64N
183 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 234).
- km
184 km SSW
124m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
29 minutes ago
1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 129).
11

* 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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