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 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
W
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
0.2
0.3
0.8
max °C
-1
0
-2
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-3
0
0
-1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-1
-3
-6
-3
-3
-5
-3
-1
-2
-1
0
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1500
1600
1050
1700
1850
1250
2200
2550
2600
2500
2600
2550
2150
1850
1450
1550
1550
1400
Cloud base (m)
4400
1800
1650
1650
2100
2150
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-300-123343320-1-1-1-2341443566776643343101071010911121213131213111010109
Sunrise
2:48
2:51
2:54
2:57
3:00
3:01
Sunset
11:36
11:34
11:30
11:29
11:25
11:23

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
143 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
147 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours 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
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 330 degs)
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP3536
176 km N
3m alt.
4 hours ago
7° C
SHIP991
176 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C

* 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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