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

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

Issued: 5 am Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
ENE
30
E
75
E
55
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
35
ENE
20
ENE
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
SE
65
SE
50
SE
55
SE
85
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
1
5
11
2
14
7
3
2
max °C
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
min °C
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-9
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-20
-21
-21
-20
-22
-18
-18
-18
-15
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
500
650
650
800
1050
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
4250
1650
2400
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-15-14-14-14-13-15-15-16-15-15-13-9-7-7-6-5-4-13-11-8-10-10-9-11-12-12-12-11-9-4-3-2-2-10-8-5-2-4-4-3-5-6-7-6-6-2345567
Sunrise
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
Sunset
3:33
3:37
3:40
3:42
3:45
3:48

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 348).
24
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs)
(9 kph at 340).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 58).
48
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP1001
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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