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

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

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
E
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
10
E
1
8
5
7
7
3
1
3
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-16
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-17
-15
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-26
-23
-20
-20
-19
-18
-16
-21
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-26
-26
-28
-27
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-15-16-15-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-14-15-15-16-16-15-13-11-12-13-12-9-9-9-10-9-9-10-10-11-11-12-12-11-8-5-6-7-6-3-3-3-4-2-2-4-4-4-5-6-5-5
Sunrise
8:59
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:47
5:51
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun 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
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 175).
13
80 km S
120m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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
-
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 54).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Húsavík Airport
171 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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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