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 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the ENE by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
 km/h
45
ENE
45
E
45
ENE
60
ENE
60
E
60
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
35
ESE
55
ESE
50
E
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
40
ESE
55
E
110
ENE
 cm 
1
1
31
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-9
-10
-11
-9
-9
-5
min°C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-12
-10
-9
-9
chill°C 
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-17
-18
-20
-20
-22
-21
-21
-24
Freezing level (m
700
750
750
650
700
650
550
550
600
600
750
500
0
0
0
0
100
50
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-10-11-12-10-9-7-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-3-2-4-7-8-9-6-6-4555444344552-1-2-3113
Sunrise
10:44
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:55
Sunset
3:15
3:14
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:08

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the ENE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 60).
72
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 64).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4900
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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