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

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

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
30
S
60
S
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
2
6
1
3
8
12
2
3
max °C
0
0
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
1
0
-3
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-7
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-10
-9
-10
-14
-13
-15
-15
-14
-14
1500
1600
850
650
850
700
1150
1400
1550
1450
1750
1650
900
1200
1200
700
750
550
Cloud base (m)
3150
2350
1650
1650
1800
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-5-5-4-5-3-2-1-11-1-4-3-4-5-5-642-2-2-1-213334302-1-2-2-3995554899101010787555
Sunrise
5:03
5:00
4:56
4:52
4:50
4:46
Sunset
9:12
9:15
9:19
9:22
9:24
9:28

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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 0°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
42 minutes ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 104).
19
80 km S
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
42 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 12).
13
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
42 minutes 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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