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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SE
15
SE
35
SSE
50
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
W
50
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
70
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
50
NW
75
WNW
70
W
2
9
9
6
22
3
3
2
3
7
37
10
2
3
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-9
-6
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-10
-13
-8
min °C
-2
-4
-6
-4
-5
-9
-9
-8
-4
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-5
-12
-13
-12
-7
-10
-15
-13
-14
-19
-20
-19
-15
-12
-9
-10
-11
-12
-8
-25
-28
-27
1250
1100
950
950
1100
850
0
500
1250
1200
1800
1450
1450
1350
1350
150
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-5-4-5-7-9-7-3-20-1-1-2-4-11-13-1021-210-3-6-31243321-7-9-787577304791099970-21
Sunrise
11:07
11:07
11:08
11:08
11:08
11:08
Sunset
3:06
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:08
3:10

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the W 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 318 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 69).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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