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 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
20
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSW
55
S
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSE
70
SE
55
SSE
55
S
65
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
5
5
5
4
2
1
9
11
2
21
5
7
2
 mm
0.8
max °C
-1
2
1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-3
0
0
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-9
-8
-9
-11
-12
-15
-15
-16
-14
-12
-12
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
Freezing level m
1050
1350
1950
1450
1250
1100
900
850
950
1050
1150
1200
1500
1250
1350
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:50
6:54
6:56
7:00
Sunset
7:14
7:09
7:06
7:02
6:59

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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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, gales from the S by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
7 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
145 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
19

* 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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