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

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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
SSE
10
WSW
25
N
80
N
20
NNW
15
SSW
70
SSE
45
W
65
WNW
45
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
45
W
70
WNW
65
W
40
SW
60
SSW
17
1
1
7
23
6
4
6
3
2
9
3
1
4
4
3
11
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-11
-14
-13
-8
-10
-12
-11
-11
-12
-9
-11
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-15
-17
-14
-13
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-14
-16
-11
-10
-9
-20
-16
-19
-29
-26
-22
-26
-25
-26
-22
-24
-24
-21
-24
-26
-32
-24
-21
-21
300
0
50
0
0
0
50
200
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
250
350
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
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Sunrise
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:45
7:49
7:52
7:54
7:58
8:00

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 310).
0
80 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
146 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 52).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP8275
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6216
174 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km

* 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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