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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
S
10
SE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
SSE
35
S
50
S
55
S
70
SSW
70
SW
60
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
25
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
4
3
3
4
2
1
1
 mm
0.1
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
1
3
0
-5
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
1
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
 chill °C
-7
-5
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-13
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
Freezing level m
900
1350
1300
1300
1450
1400
1200
1300
950
1150
2950
1600
1000
1050
1000
900
1100
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-302-2-5-5-5-5-4-3122332211253000-1127999989868119777678
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:50
6:54
Sunset
7:23
7:21
7:16
7:14
7:09
7:06

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the S 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
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
702m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
0
184 km WSW
101m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 101).
10

* 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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