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

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
2200
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSE
55
SE
60
SSE
50
SSE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
65
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
15
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
8
19
2
—
1
9
9
6
10
3
2
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
-1
-1
-5
-4
min °C
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
0
1
1
-1
0
0
-2
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-9
-7
-8
-4
-10
-10
-10
-7
-8
-7
-6
-11
-8
-9
-9
-12
-14
-10
Freezing level m
700
1400
1200
1000
1150
1050
1450
1950
2000
2750
2500
1700
1700
1750
1500
1500
950
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-4-4-3-12122-100-2-3-5-502111146556454320-1797787101211111211111110966
Sunrise
7:05
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—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
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—
6:34
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
31 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
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.
42 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 309).
19

* 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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