Mountains in Iceland
Grímsvötn
1,725 m5,659 ft
Volcano · Iceland
At the summit · forecast for 3:00 AM
-6 °CSnow · wind 55 km/h from the NE
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Weather at the summit of Grímsvötn, 1,725 m
- 3:00 AM-6 °CNE 55 km/h2.5 mm
- 6:00 AM-7 °CNE 54 km/h1.3 mm
- 9:00 AM-7 °CNE 50 km/h0.2 mm
- 12:00 PM-6 °CN 42 km/h0.2 mm
- 3:00 PM-5 °CN 42 km/h0.4 mm
- 6:00 PM-6 °CN 45 km/h0.7 mm
- 9:00 PM-5 °CNW 40 km/h0.2 mm
- 12:00 AM-5 °CNW 34 km/h0.2 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Cloudy | -5 °C / -7 °C | 5.5 mm | 55 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Fog | -5 °C / -9 °C | 0.2 mm | 34 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Heavy snow | -0 °C / -6 °C | 21.1 mm | 50 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Cloudy | -4 °C / -7 °C | 7.1 mm | 16 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Light snow | -7 °C / -8 °C | 4.7 mm | 27 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Heavy snow | -3 °C / -7 °C | 22 mm | 29 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Snow | -2 °C / -5 °C | 10.6 mm | 31 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 01:17 AM GMT. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 1,725 m (5,659 ft)
- Country
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 64.420°N 17.330°W
- Volcano number
- 373010 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
86 recorded eruptions
- Eruption in 2004
- Eruption in 1998
- Eruption in 1996
- Eruption in 1984
- Eruption in 1983
- Eruption in 1972
- Eruption in 1954
- Eruption in 1954
- Eruption in 1948
- Eruption in 1945
- Eruption in 1941
- Eruption in 1939
The latest 12 of 86, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.
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