Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn weather
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1700
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
km/h
5
N
10
WNW
15
SSW
70
SE
50
SE
45
WSW
55
NNW
35
NW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
SSW
45
SSW
70
S
50
SSW
35
W
30
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
2
16
13
12
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—
3
—
—
—
—
—
12
5
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-1
-6
-5
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
-2
0
5
min °C
-5
-5
-7
-2
-6
-9
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
 chill °C
-5
-12
-13
-12
-16
-20
-22
-19
-17
-14
-14
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-7
Freezing level m
750
1100
350
1400
850
650
0
0
650
700
850
1000
1000
1100
1900
1200
1350
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
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—
7:56
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
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5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
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—
5:45
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—
5:40
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—
5:37
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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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat 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
104 km E
5m alt.
1 hour 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.
143 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
Dry
184 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
5
185 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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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