Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
ESE
10
ESE
55
E
35
E
15
N
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
S
65
SE
75
SE
45
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
2
—
4
4
—
3
5
8
7
4
2
13
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
1
0
0
-6
-6
-6
-5
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-8
-6
-6
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-4
0
-3
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-11
-11
-15
-11
-10
-13
-14
-13
-10
-9
-12
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
Freezing level m
150
350
750
800
1200
700
900
650
1500
1650
1800
750
600
850
950
250
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-3-3-5-5-6-20-2-7-7-6-6-9-9-9-5-4-2-10-2-2-3243-2-3-2-2-5-5-6235675638109555511-1
Sunrise
8:33
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
Sunset
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
—
—
4:53
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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 Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2

* 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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