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

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn or Grimsvotn) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
25
NNE
60
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
20
E
55
ENE
85
ENE
65
NE
60
NE
25
NNE
15
E
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
1
—
—
—
5
7
4
7
—
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
 chill °C
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-20
-14
-12
-10
-10
-16
-14
-15
-15
-11
-10
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
250
400
450
750
800
1000
900
950
900
850
800
750
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-10-10-8-7-6-5-5-4-5-4-4-5-5-6-7-8-7-7-6-7-4-4-4-1-10-1-1-1-2-1-2-4-2-1-1003345666666553
Sunrise
8:25
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—
8:27
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:21
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—
5:16
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—
5:14
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—
5:09
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—
5:07
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—
5:04
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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, near gales from the NNE by Sun morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed 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.
41 minutes ago
4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
41 minutes ago
4°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Akureyri Airport
143 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
145 km NW
120m alt.
4 hours ago
7°C
No report.
147 km NNE
386m alt.
41 minutes ago
-9°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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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