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

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

Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
65
SSE
65
SSE
70
SE
40
SSE
55
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
35
ENE
55
ESE
65
ESE
90
ESE
65
ESE
65
E
70
ESE
80
E
70
E
35
E
3
4
29
14
7
11
2
1
2
12
9
2
8
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-7
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
-17
-17
-15
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-16
-14
-15
-19
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-19
800
900
950
700
450
550
500
0
550
850
1000
900
900
750
1000
600
500
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-8-9-8-9-9-6-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-7-9-1-1-1-4-4-3-4-5-2-11-1-2-1-1-3-4-666633421567665643-1
Sunrise
10:32
10:29
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
Sunset
4:07
4:10
4:14
4:16
4:20
4:23

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
146 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
67
Gales from the E
(67 kph at 94).
81
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 220 degs)
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP2288
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7047
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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