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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 49mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1250
700
750
700
750
750
700
650
700
700
650
700
700
750
km/h
65
ESE
50
SSE
50
S
40
SSE
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
S
15
SE
15
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
6
1
—
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 mm
25
13
0.9
6
—
—
—
—
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
-2
-3
-5
min °C
3
4
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-6
 chill °C
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-4
-2
-5
-2
-2
-7
-7
-8
-10
Freezing level m
1650
1800
1600
1300
1150
1200
1050
1150
1450
1250
1000
1050
950
650
600
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
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Sunset
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—
6:37
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6:35
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6:30
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6:28
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6:23
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 49mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sat night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 150 degs)
(9 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Light rain .
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.