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

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

Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue night, severe gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
 km/h
5
SSE
15
SSE
55
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
60
SE
35
S
45
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
65
SE
80
ESE
80
SE
60
SE
60
SE
70
ESE
3
3
30
5
2
1
2
1
4
17
34
14
11
4
max °C
-9
-8
-6
-5
-6
-5
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-4
-4
-7
-6
-7
-6
-12
-14
-17
-17
-17
-16
-20
-20
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-16
-19
-17
-19
-18
0
0
600
850
900
900
100
400
150
400
450
550
1050
1100
1050
850
800
700
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-6-6-6-10-9-9-8-9-7-4-4-6-6-7-6-6-5-4-1-1-2-5-4-6-4-4-301-1-1-2-1013665221334776555
Sunrise
10:33
10:32
10:29
10:26
10:23
10:21
Sunset
4:04
4:07
4:10
4:14
4:16
4:20

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue night, severe gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.0 km
146 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 79).
52
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3988
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1698
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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