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

IcGrímsvötn or Grimsvotn
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Fri night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
 km/h
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
35
ESE
50
SE
20
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
15
NE
5
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
45
W
35
SSE
70
S
45
S
40
SSE
70
S
40
SSW
40
SSE
T iceland.wind.12.cc23
T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
T iceland.wind.300.cc23
 cm 
 mm 
0.9
8
32
1.2
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.9
8
1.5
5
12
10
37
12
31
4
8
max°C
-5
-1
-3
-4
-1
3
4
5
-1
1
1
1
0
0
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
5
3
1
9
9
9
9
10
4
8
min°C
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
0
4
-1
-3
0
-1
1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
1
1
0
1
0
0
4
0
-1
3
9
5
5
6
0
6
chill°C 
-10
-6
-5
-7
-11
-7
-3
-3
-6
-4
-8
-5
-6
-6
-7
-3
-4
-7
-10
-12
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-2
0
-2
-7
-3
3
-1
-1
0
-5
0
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
50
650
350
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
300
50
200
300
250
600
500
0
550
1450
950
800
1700
500
1000
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1800
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1700
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
1700
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-9-10-10-11-9-7-9-12-10-10-9-11-12-13-13-13-11-11-11-9-9-9-8-8-7-7-9-10-4-2-5-4-3-8-3-10-7-8-9-9-5-2-5-9-6-7-6-7-8-9-9-10-9-9-8-5-6-6-5-5-5-2-5-603112-41-5-2-3-4-3242-2101-1-1-4-3-4-3-4-22212125206977827
Sunrise
10:21
10:18
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
10:00
9:57
9:55
9:51
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:20
4:23
4:27
4:30
4:34
4:37
4:40
4:44
4:47
4:51
4:53

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn is: Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 6-9):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn at the specific elevation of 0 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.
54 minutes ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 335).
20
80 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
103 km E
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
105 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7161
106 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4408
106 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6294
106 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5536
106 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3248
106 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4775
106 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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