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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm) 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 (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
650
1200
1200
km/h
65
S
70
SSW
65
S
70
SSW
55
SSW
30
S
15
S
10
S
0
NNW
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
3
13
2
2
4
2
6
10
1
—
—
—
1
8
 mm
24
—
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
-1
2
2
-1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
-2
min °C
0
-1
0
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
-1
-5
 chill °C
-9
-11
-9
-12
-11
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-10
Freezing level m
2000
850
950
1150
700
1000
1100
1000
1100
1150
1200
1250
1150
1200
1100
400
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Sunrise
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8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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5:23
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 37mm) 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 (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
56 minutes 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
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 255).
40
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 184).
31
192 km SSW
124m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.