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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2500
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
NNW
55
N
55
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
40
W
40
W
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
45
N
35
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-15
-14
-11
-10
-10
-6
-7
-14
-16
-20
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
min °C
-9
-9
-14
-15
-14
-14
-11
-10
-8
-11
-15
-21
-21
-19
-17
-17
-15
-14
 chill °C
-18
-19
-26
-29
-28
-23
-18
-17
-17
-21
-27
-33
-34
-33
-26
-22
-21
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-15-14-13-11-10-7-9-15-19-21-18-17-17-15-14-7-6-10-13-12-10-8-7-3-6-11-15-18-15-13-14-11-10-21-4-7-7-6-2-131-6-9-12-8-7-9-6-4
Sunrise
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
9:40
—
—
Sunset
—
4:21
—
—
4:17
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:12
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:06
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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
8

* 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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