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

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

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
9150
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.6
2
3
1.3
0.1
max °C
-1
1
2
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
0
min °C
-2
0
2
0
2
3
-1
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
0
 chill °C
-6
-3
0
-4
2
1
-4
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-6
-2
-2
-3
Freezing level m
1350
1700
2050
1800
2300
2400
1800
2300
2450
2900
2550
2550
2350
2450
2850
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-212133033333243024646636667767637101291212812121213131213129
Sunrise
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
9:12
9:08
9:05
9:01
8:58

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 304).
21
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
196 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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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