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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
km/h
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
40
NNE
20
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
55
E
35
ENE
25
NE
20
N
10
NW
15
SW
30
S
80
SSE
75
SSE
50
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
4
—
—
5
1
1
—
—
—
2
9
22
18
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
0
0
0
-5
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
0
-1
-7
 chill °C
-16
-16
-16
-18
-14
-9
-11
-11
-14
-11
-11
-11
-9
-10
-12
-10
-10
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
200
400
450
400
0
500
800
750
800
900
750
750
750
1700
1700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:27
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8:30
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—
8:33
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—
8:37
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8:41
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—
8:44
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Sunset
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5:16
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5:14
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5:09
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—
5:07
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—
5:04
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5:00
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E 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 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE 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
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
18
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
35 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 333).
24

* 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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