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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
85
SW
60
SW
50
SSW
50
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
S
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
20
5
5
22
9
8
1
—
—
4
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-9
-9
-7
-7
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-19
-19
-16
-12
-12
-11
-9
-13
-13
-13
-16
-15
-16
-16
-10
-11
Freezing level m
1200
650
750
1400
950
950
450
0
500
350
150
100
100
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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—
5:21
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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 -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 260 degs)
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 222).
29

* 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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