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 Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1900
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
6950
km/h
55
NNW
75
N
45
N
35
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
12
1
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—
—
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-16
-19
-19
-17
-16
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
min °C
-17
-17
-20
-20
-18
-17
-15
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
 chill °C
-30
-32
-34
-34
-29
-25
-22
-18
-18
-20
-21
-19
-17
-16
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-20-20-18-17-14-12-13-13-13-12-12-11-12-11-12-14-17-17-16-15-10-8-10-12-12-10-8-8-9-8-6-8-11-11-10-10-4-3-4-7-6-5-3-2-3-3
Sunrise
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9:37
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9:40
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9:42
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9:45
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9:49
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Sunset
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4:08
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4:06
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4:02
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4:00
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3:56
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour 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
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
0.7 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 333).
84

* 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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