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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
55
SSW
65
SSW
70
SSW
70
SW
65
SSW
45
S
60
S
65
S
70
W
60
W
25
WNW
30
SSW
50
WSW
50
W
55
W
40
WNW
5
W
1
4
20
2
21
2
max °C
-9
-7
-3
-1
2
2
-1
-1
-2
-9
-8
0
-2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-10
min °C
-9
-8
-5
-3
1
-1
-2
-2
-9
-9
-8
-8
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-13
-19
-19
-16
-14
-8
-10
-10
-12
-22
-22
-20
-16
-12
-14
-14
-16
-16
-20
150
400
1050
1100
1900
1350
1150
1350
1400
0
0
500
1000
1000
850
800
750
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1100
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-4-221-2-2-6-9-8-4-3-4-5-5-7-12-5-3025422-1-5-5-2-10-2-1-4-91478111089521136663-4
Sunrise
11:08
11:08
11:08
11:08
11:08
11:07
Sunset
3:07
3:07
3:08
3:10
3:11
3:12

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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 316).
80
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 270 degs)
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 73).
19
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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