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

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

Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
40
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NNE
25
SE
35
E
30
ENE
25
NNE
35
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
5
3
2
1
1
5
2
2
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-11
-12
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-18
-17
-19
-22
-21
-21
-20
-16
-17
-20
-17
-20
-20
-21
-24
-21
-19
-23
0
50
0
0
50
0
0
150
0
100
300
0
100
50
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
Sunset
7:00
7:02
7:06
7:08
7:12
7:15

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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 -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, gales from the ENE by Mon 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 226 degs) was rejected.
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
0.0 km
ASCATB344E64N
117 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
135 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 264).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 29).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 300 degs)
(22 kph at 220).
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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