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

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

Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
30
S
50
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
1
4
1
1
13
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
max °C
-1
0
1
1
-1
0
-2
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-9
-9
-10
-12
-8
-5
-5
min °C
-2
-1
0
0
-1
0
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-12
-10
-10
-13
-10
-6
-6
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-17
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
-20
-17
-15
-14
1400
1450
1850
1950
1450
1600
1000
750
900
700
650
700
0
100
350
0
0
550
450
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-111-10-4-5-5-6-7-7-11-10-10-13-9-6-63344341-2-1-2-2-2-7-5-5-10-6-3-3991010910756555-122-5154
Sunrise
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:22
9:24
9:28
9:31
9:35
9:37

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 318).
7
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 153).
80
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP7179
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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