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

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

Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SW
5
SSW
20
ENE
45
ENE
65
NE
40
NE
55
ENE
40
SE
35
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
50
ESE
45
SE
30
E
30
ENE
2
3
6
9
7
2
4
2
1
3
1
1
3
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-4
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-11
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-4
-5
-6
-21
-17
-22
-23
-22
-19
-18
-17
-14
-13
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-13
-14
-15
0
0
0
0
300
300
700
700
600
600
700
650
800
750
550
900
1150
650
Cloud base (m)
1650
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-11-9-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-6-7-6-4-5-6-8-8-10-7-5-4-2-2-4-2-3-3-1-2-201-3-1-1-4-123553555655774
Sunrise
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
Sunset
8:28
8:30
8:34
8:37
8:40
8:44

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 293).
24
80 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 96).
11
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
0.0 km
SHIP4264
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5497
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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