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

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

Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
NNE
30
SSW
75
SE
45
W
45
WSW
45
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
S
55
WSW
80
W
90
W
50
W
35
WSW
45
S
45
SE
60
SE
15
WSW
33
3
4
4
11
8
4
12
1
2
15
5
5
16
max °C
-14
-13
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-6
-9
-15
-14
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-16
-13
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
-15
-16
-12
-10
-10
-9
-8
-14
-22
-24
-26
-22
-21
-22
-20
-20
-19
-28
-31
-33
-25
-20
-21
-20
-20
-25
0
0
400
50
250
200
0
0
0
350
0
0
0
300
250
350
550
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1550
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1600
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-10-11-10-11-11-11-9-11-15-15-12-10-10-9-8-12-11-10-6-6-6-7-7-8-5-6-9-10-7-5-5-4-4-8-6-3112-1-1-111-3-3-12234-2
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
Sunset
7:49
7:52
7:54
7:58
8:00
8:04

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sat night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 67).
46
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 79).
56
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 280).
0.0 km
SHIP585
173 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2824
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP1592
174 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP9383
174 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8173
174 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5956
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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