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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light rain
Cloud base (m)
700
1200
1150
1300
1250
750
800
750
800
800
6600
750
750
750
850
km/h
15
SSW
60
ESE
65
ESE
20
WSW
20
NW
15
WNW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
S
40
S
60
S
70
SSW
65
SW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
8
3
7
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
—
—
0.1
max °C
-1
1
0
-1
-9
-8
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
4
2
1
7
min °C
-3
0
0
-6
-9
-8
-3
-1
-1
-1
2
2
1
1
1
0
 chill °C
-8
-9
-9
-13
-16
-15
-10
-9
-8
-8
-4
-5
-8
-8
-8
-9
Freezing level m
600
1100
950
800
0
0
650
850
900
950
2550
1400
1750
1300
1150
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Sat night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours 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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 18).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
10
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours 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.