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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
7850
km/h
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
65
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
4
3
—
—
2
2
1
2
3
5
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-5
min °C
-5
-1
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-6
 chill °C
-12
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
-12
Freezing level m
1500
1550
1250
1200
1300
1350
1250
1300
1200
1000
1100
1400
1450
1400
1300
300
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Sunrise
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:19
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:28
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4:23
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
184 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
184 km WSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 157).
31

* 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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