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

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

Issued: 11 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
25
NE
40
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
55
NNE
45
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
1
4
2
2
1
max °C
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-16
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-26
-26
-22
-24
-21
-22
-23
-26
-26
-26
-23
-24
-24
-22
-19
-18
-17
-16
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-16-17-17-17-16-16-14-13-11-11-12-12-11-12-11-10-11-11-12-13-13-13-14-13-13-11-11-10-10-10-9-8-9-9-8-8-5-6-7-8-8-8-7-7-5-5-4-3-4-3-3-4-3-2-2
Sunrise
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:44
10:41
Sunset
3:40
3:42
3:45
3:48
3:52
3:55

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
4
80 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(6 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
146 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 52).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP2003
174 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP4654
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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