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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, stormy winds from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
2100
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
5250
4500
1650
1650
1650
km/h
55
N
15
NNW
20
W
30
W
40
W
45
W
35
NW
80
N
85
NNE
30
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
18
2
—
8
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-10
-10
-8
-6
-9
-18
-13
-14
-16
-19
-19
-17
-14
-14
-14
-12
min °C
-15
-15
-11
-10
-7
-15
-18
-16
-15
-18
-20
-20
-18
-16
-14
-14
-13
 chill °C
-29
-25
-19
-19
-17
-27
-31
-31
-29
-29
-26
-29
-26
-24
-21
-21
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
550
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-11-9-7-12-18-15-15-17-20-20-18-15-14-14-13-13-11-8-5-3-10-17-11-12-14-17-18-15-12-11-11-10-8-6-214-4-10-5-5-9-12-12-10-7-6-5-4
Sunrise
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
Sunset
4:17
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
—
—
4:02
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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, stormy winds from the N by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 340 to 040 degs)
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 42).
6
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 346).
10

* 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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