Langjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn

 

Days 0-3 Langjokull Weather Summary:

Mild with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Langjokull Weather Summary:

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
heavy rain
moderate rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Wind km/h
50 SSE50
50 SSE50
60 SSE60
45 SW45
50 SW50
45 SSE45
40 SSE40
60 SW60
80 SW80
40 SW40
20 WSW20
40 WSW40
35 WSW35
30 WSW30
35 SW35
45 SW45
40 SW40
55 SSW55
light rain heavy rain heavy rain light snow light snow heavy rain heavy rain light snow mod. snow light snow light snow snow shwrs rain shwrs heavy rain mod. rain light rain light rain light rain
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Rain
Rain mm
5 21 13 4 - 17 14 - - - - - 1 11 6 2 3 4
Snow
Snow cm
- - - 4 3 - - 5 6 2 1 1 - - - - - -
High °C
6 6 3 3 1 6 5 1 -1 -2 -1 -1 3 5 9 9 9 9
Low °C
5 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 -2 -3 -1 -3 -1 4 6 9 8 5
Chill °C
0 0 -4 -4 -7 0 -1 -7 -11 -10 -7 -8 -2 0 4 4 4 4
Freezing level m
1500 1550 950 950 700 600 1350 650 250 50 350 200 350 1250 2350 2800 3150 3200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
11-2-3-410-5-7-8-6-7-21666566331651-1-2-1-1359999
Sunrise
8:19 - - 8:22 - - 8:26 - - 8:29 - - 8:33 - - 8:36 - -
Sunset
- 5:47 - - 5:45 - - 5:40 - - 5:37 - - 5:34 - - 5:30 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Langjokull at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Langjokull. 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Selfoss
87 km SSW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain.
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 100).
SHIP383
110 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7.4° C
Reykjavik(notam)
115 km SSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
8.4° C
light rain
Light drizzle and rain.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Kopavogur
115 km SSW
139m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 166).
Reykjavik Airport
116 km SSW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Drizzle
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Langjokull and within an acceptable time window.