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 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
WSW
20
WSW
5
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
N
45
NW
25
WNW
35
S
75
S
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SW
25
SSW
5
22
34
6
7
4
2
max °C
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-11
-16
-15
-12
-7
-6
-4
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-12
-11
-16
-17
-16
-15
-8
-6
-12
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-25
-21
-19
-20
-19
-25
-29
-29
-26
-18
-18
-25
-26
-25
-19
-18
-20
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
700
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
4000
5650
4650
4700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1900
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-14-12-11-14-17-16-14-8-6-8-13-12-13-13-13-14-11-11-11-8-8-11-16-14-11-3-2-3-8-7-8-9-8-10-6-6-6-3-3-6-10-8-6354-10-2-2-1-4
Sunrise
8:21
8:17
8:14
8:10
8:07
8:03
Sunset
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:36
6:38

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 279).
39
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 314).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP2229
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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