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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod rain
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
SE
15
SW
20
S
50
SE
65
SE
65
SE
65
ESE
55
ESE
95
SE
65
SSE
75
S
35
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
14
1
—
2
25
13
12
8
—
1
—
—
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-3
0
2
1
4
2
0
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
1
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-2
1
0
3
0
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
 chill °C
-8
-9
-10
-11
-8
-8
-5
-9
-11
-14
-17
-14
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
Freezing level m
1150
1150
1100
1350
1900
2200
3000
2500
1550
1600
1050
1000
1050
1200
1100
1100
1200
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-12141-1-2-5-4-4-4-4-3-111113647543111111257781012111312119767877911
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:11
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Moderate rain (total 12mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE 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 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.
2 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).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 360 to 070 degs)
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 12).
11
184 km WSW
101m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Vestmannaeyjar
185 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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