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

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

Issued: 5 am Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Tue night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
 km/h
30
WSW
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
W
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
E
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
45
SE
35
S
45
SSE
70
SSW
60
S
50
S
25
E
 cm 
1
1
4
8
14
30
18
11
2
 mm 
max°C
-6
-7
-7
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
min°C
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-12
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
chill°C 
-13
-11
-7
-13
-16
-11
-17
-15
-16
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-20
-20
-18
-17
Freezing level (m
600
150
400
150
150
0
0
100
0
0
0
450
650
700
550
700
650
550
Cloud base (m)
1650
5150
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-9-9-11-10-10-11-11-12-8-7-7-8-8-7-8-5-6-5-6-6-8-8-6-8-8-9-4-2-2-3-2-3-421211-1-11-2-3-33555443
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:02
11:03
11:04
11:06
Sunset
3:07
3:06
3:06
3:04
3:04
3:04

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Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
65 km ESE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 189).
31
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
104 km E
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
147 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 75).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
170 km ENE
949m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP5243
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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