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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
5050
750
750
750
700
700
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
650
1200
1200
1200
1400
km/h
25
S
55
S
65
S
70
SSW
70
S
75
SSW
55
SSW
30
S
15
SSE
0
SSW
5
NE
5
ENE
25
ESE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
SW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
2
3
13
2
1
3
3
6
6
1
1
—
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
23
—
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
4
-1
2
2
-1
1
1
0
-1
1
1
1
1
0
-3
-4
min °C
0
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
-5
-6
 chill °C
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-12
-11
-8
-4
0
-1
-2
-4
-3
-5
-4
-13
-14
Freezing level m
950
1250
2150
800
900
1150
700
900
1050
950
900
950
1200
1200
1150
1050
500
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 36mm) on Sat night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bardarbunga at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Bardarbunga. 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
31
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
53

* 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.