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 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
2450
4800
1600
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1800
1650
1700
km/h
10
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
75
SE
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
ESE
25
NW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
1
—
6
3
6
5
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 mm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-9
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-12
-9
-10
-11
-8
-11
-14
-15
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-15
-16
-18
Freezing level m
550
700
900
600
700
1050
950
1100
1050
1100
850
900
750
150
300
0
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Sunrise
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7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
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Sunset
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—
6:06
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6:01
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5:59
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5:54
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5:52
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

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 Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 278).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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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