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

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

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
35
WNW
40
W
20
S
70
ESE
60
ENE
50
NE
30
NNE
40
N
40
NNW
25
NW
5
SW
40
SE
65
SSE
50
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
1
1
2
3
10
2
3
2
19
9
10
11
max °C
-17
-17
-12
-10
-10
-14
-15
-17
-19
-17
-14
-11
-9
-9
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-18
-19
-15
-11
-13
-15
-16
-19
-20
-18
-17
-13
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-31
-33
-25
-25
-28
-26
-27
-33
-34
-27
-23
-25
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
4500
4000
2000
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-14-11-12-15-16-18-20-18-16-12-10-11-13-13-14-13-14-10-6-10-11-12-16-16-14-13-11-7-6-8-7-9-6-8-30-4-5-6-10-10-8-7-401-2-1-2
Sunrise
6:58
6:54
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:30
7:32
7:36
7:38
7:43
7:45

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 266).
37
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
146 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 229).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1947
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8503
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5040
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6433
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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