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

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

Issued: 5 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
55
ENE
60
ENE
55
E
55
E
50
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
25
E
45
E
65
NE
10
NE
15
SSW
5
NE
 cm 
2
1
1
5
2
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-10
-8
-9
min°C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-11
-10
-8
-10
-10
-9
-11
chill°C 
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-19
-22
-21
-21
-18
-18
-19
-14
-15
-15
Freezing level (m
600
650
600
550
550
500
450
450
400
0
150
0
0
300
300
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-10-9-11-10-8-9-10-9-10-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-7-6-7-6-5-6-7-5-744443333201-1122-12-1
Sunrise
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:52
10:55
10:56
Sunset
3:14
3:11
3:11
3:10
3:08
3:07

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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 -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 341).
30
80 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
7 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 58).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
4 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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