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

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

Issued: 5 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
50
WNW
60
NNW
65
N
50
N
20
NW
25
N
45
N
50
N
30
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
1
max °C
0
-1
-5
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-15
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
min °C
-2
-3
-7
-9
-11
-10
-10
-13
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-7
-9
-18
-21
-24
-23
-18
-23
-30
-31
-29
-21
-18
-18
-18
-14
-13
-12
1200
1350
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8900
1650
1650
1650
3800
5250
1650
1650
1650
5900
7350
8750
1650
1650
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-6-9-11-10-10-12-16-17-17-15-14-14-13-14-13-1221-4-5-8-7-7-10-13-16-15-12-12-11-10-11-10-95431-2-2-2-4-7-11-10-7-7-6-5-5-5-4
Sunrise
11:07
11:06
11:04
11:03
11:02
11:00
Sunset
3:15
3:18
3:19
3:22
3:25
3:26

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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 below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

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.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
15
80 km S
120m alt.
7 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.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
106 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
0.0 km
143 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
0.0 km
147 km NNE
386m alt.
7 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
163 km WSW
59m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 96).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
169 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
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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