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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
5800
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
N
10
W
5
WSW
0
SE
0
N
10
WSW
25
SW
5
SSW
30
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
20
E
30
ENE
40
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
2
4
7
3
1
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
 chill °C
-8
-9
-8
-8
-14
-13
-14
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-11
-8
Freezing level m
800
700
100
500
150
300
750
0
650
950
1200
850
900
800
600
800
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-5-3-3-5-5-6-7-7-7-2-4-5-4-5-4-4-5-201-1-1-2-2-3-453231332578665542
Sunrise
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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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 -4°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 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
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 42).
2
184 km WSW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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