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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1950
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1850
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1700
1700
1650
km/h
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
75
SE
40
S
35
S
5
NNE
5
SSW
25
SW
30
SSE
70
SSE
50
S
45
SW
95
WNW
60
W
30
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
4
3
—
—
2
—
3
23
17
11
4
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
1
-2
-5
-8
-6
-5
min °C
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
0
-5
-11
-10
-6
-6
 chill °C
-12
-7
-7
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-12
-14
-9
-16
-27
-25
-17
-16
Freezing level m
650
850
1050
900
1200
1050
800
850
900
700
1700
1450
1000
100
850
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:56
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
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—
5:52
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5:47
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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri 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
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
180 km W
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
3
196 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).

* 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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