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

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

Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
 km/h
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
15
SE
15
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
40
SSE
55
SE
40
WSW
30
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
70
S
80
S
60
S
50
WSW
 cm 
3
4
3
1
8
9
3
4
15
2
2
2
2
16
9
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-11
-7
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-10
min°C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-10
-11
-11
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-8
-12
chill°C 
-11
-12
-9
-8
-9
-15
-16
-15
-21
-22
-21
-15
-12
-12
-14
-14
-16
-25
Freezing level (m
1150
1250
1450
1200
1000
950
500
1050
1000
100
0
1200
1200
1300
1200
1100
1200
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-2-3-4-6-6-5-7-11-9-3-2-2-3-3-6-1123310-2-20-3-6-512211-2-7899864575128888750
Sunrise
11:07
11:07
11:07
11:08
11:08
11:08
Sunset
3:04
3:06
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:08

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 81).
74
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
hy2b345E64N
135 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 77).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 150 degs)
(7 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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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