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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
40
ENE
15
NNE
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
SSW
55
SE
45
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
50
SW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
1
1
15
2
8
2
2
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
0
1
1
-5
-7
-7
-5
-6
-6
-3
-2
1
2
min °C
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-4
0
-2
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-3
-1
1
 chill °C
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
-4
-8
-10
-10
-14
-16
-18
-18
-14
-17
-12
-9
-7
Freezing level m
700
1100
650
750
650
750
1900
1850
700
550
700
900
600
800
550
1250
1400
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:04
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:57
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—
4:53
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—
4:50
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun 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.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
hy2b345E64N
142 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 28).
- km
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
0
hy2b343E63N
183 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 298).
- 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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