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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°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 68mm) on Fri night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE 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 snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
50
SE
20
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
0
W
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
40
E
35
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
15
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
50
W
40
SSE
75
S
50
S
45
SSE
80
S
40
SSW
50
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 
1.0
6
30
1.0
1.0
1.0
5
1.0
6
2.0
10
1.0
7
3
4
 mm 
9
10
20
11
19
max°C
-9
-6
-8
-9
-8
-4
-2
-2
-8
-5
-6
-5
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-5
3
3
3
3
4
-3
2
min°C
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-6
-2
-7
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-3
-6
-7
-3
3
-2
-1
-1
-5
0
chill°C 
-16
-8
-11
-14
-16
-15
-11
-10
-13
-12
-16
-13
-14
-13
-13
-9
-14
-15
-16
-19
-14
-15
-16
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
-18
-11
-5
-11
-9
-10
-13
-8
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Grímsvötn or Grimsvotn Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°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 1000 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.
1 hour 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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