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 Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
35
N
15
NNW
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
SSW
55
S
85
S
70
SSW
75
SSW
90
SW
85
SW
70
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
21
1
12
12
2
2
4
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
1
-2
-2
0
2
1
1
0
0
-1
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
 chill °C
-20
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-15
-14
-13
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
650
850
850
950
900
1100
2150
1200
1000
1450
1800
2100
2000
1800
1800
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-8-5-5-4-4-20-3-3-11110-1-1-8-7-4-1-1-1-114013555444-1-226676810779111211111010
Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue 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.
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
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light snow
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
32

* 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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