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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
50
SSW
55
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
S
85
ESE
65
SE
30
S
40
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
E
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
4
7
5
2
1
5
11
15
12
4
4
5
2
1
10
1
4
 mm
max °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-12
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
Freezing level m
1250
1050
950
800
950
950
1100
1500
1650
1400
1350
1050
1100
850
1100
1050
1100
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-6-6-5-4-3-1-1-2-3-4-3-3-4-4-4-430-1-1-1123422110110197666781011998777777
Sunrise
6:50
6:54
6:56
7:00
7:03
7:05
Sunset
7:09
7:06
7:02
6:59
6:55
6:52

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun 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.
3 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.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
ASCATC345E64N
132 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 221).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
13°C
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
ASCATC346E64N
173 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 222).
- km
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 278).
31

* 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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