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

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

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
20
E
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
30
SSE
50
SSE
75
SE
90
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
45
NE
45
ENE
55
E
 cm 
2
1
1
9
15
27
3
2
1
1
3
6
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-12
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
min°C
-11
-12
-14
-15
-17
-18
-16
-14
-14
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
chill°C 
-19
-24
-26
-27
-28
-25
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
550
550
650
600
500
400
550
900
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
6000
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-13-15-17-17-16-14-13-9-8-7-7-7-8-7-7-6-8-10-12-13-15-16-13-11-9-4-3-3-2-3-4-4-4-2-2-3-5-7-9-11-8-5-3345443345
Sunrise
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
Sunset
3:33
3:30
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22

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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 -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 48).
50
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 040 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m 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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