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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
800
750
700
750
700
700
700
700
1300
700
700
1400
700
700
1400
km/h
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
S
55
S
70
S
70
SSW
70
S
65
SW
60
SSW
50
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
7
2
2
—
2
—
2
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
11
—
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
1
2
4
0
2
1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-5
-7
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
0
-1
0
-3
-2
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-8
-8
 chill °C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-9
-10
-9
-13
-11
-8
-5
-4
-4
-3
-6
-12
-12
Freezing level m
850
850
900
850
1300
2050
950
950
750
650
1000
700
900
950
600
500
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
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—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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—
5:34
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—
5:30
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—
5:27
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
59 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
10°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
16
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.