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

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

Issued: 11 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the E by Sun morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
SW
40
SSW
10
E
10
NE
10
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
30
NNE
25
N
55
N
30
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
55
ESE
80
E
80
NE
75
NE
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
12
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-12
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-11
-18
-18
-14
-15
-17
-20
-18
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-19
-17
-19
-24
-23
-24
500
350
150
150
300
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
50
250
250
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-10-10-10-11-12-11-11-10-12-14-12-11-10-10-9-10-3-4-6-5-5-8-9-8-10-7-10-13-10-8-7-6-5-632122-1-2-2-30-4-7-4-20121
Sunrise
7:46
7:41
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:06
7:08

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

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 Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the E by Sun 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.
52 minutes ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 201).
19
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
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 222).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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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