Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
2350
4650
1600
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1700
1650
1650
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
65
SE
40
S
50
SSW
30
ESE
20
NNW
20
W
25
SSW
55
SE
55
SSE
75
NW
25
NW
20
W
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
4
3
—
3
2
3
5
10
13
5
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
0
-5
-6
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-2
-5
-9
-11
-9
-7
 chill °C
-8
-10
-12
-7
-10
-12
-13
-14
-11
-11
-11
-13
-11
-15
-22
-20
-17
-16
Freezing level m
600
900
600
700
950
850
1200
1000
1150
900
1000
750
900
1000
250
0
0
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
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—
5:47
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC344E64N
112 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
127 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 55).
- km
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
ASCATC346E64N
175 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 26).
- km

* 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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