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

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

Issued: 5 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri night, gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
NE
45
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
50
E
60
ESE
45
E
45
E
50
ENE
60
ENE
65
NE
65
NE
60
NE
 cm 
2
2
2
8
1
4
1
1
1
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-8
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-10
min°C
-9
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-6
-4
-5
-7
-7
-11
-12
-12
-11
chill°C 
-20
-18
-19
-22
-23
-22
-20
-21
-18
-16
-14
-14
-18
-18
-24
-26
-26
-25
Freezing level (m
150
300
150
0
0
0
0
50
300
700
950
1000
800
650
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-12-12-11-10-10-7-5-4-5-7-7-10-12-12-11-6-5-6-9-9-8-6-6-4-10-1-2-3-7-9-9-7221-2-2-201366654-1-2-20
Sunrise
10:33
10:36
10:38
10:41
10:44
10:45
Sunset
3:22
3:21
3:18
3:17
3:15
3:14

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri night, gales from the NE by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 329).
39
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
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 51).
54
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4687
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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