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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 62mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1300
1250
750
850
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
km/h
20
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
25
SSW
40
S
65
S
75
SSW
70
SSW
75
SSW
85
SSW
85
SSW
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
8
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—
3
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
17
—
—
34
6
0.8
3
max °C
0
-9
-8
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
5
1
0
5
6
6
5
min °C
-6
-10
-9
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
1
-1
-1
3
6
6
5
 chill °C
-13
-17
-14
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
-8
-11
-11
-5
-1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
800
0
0
650
850
900
900
800
1250
2150
1200
850
2400
2400
2600
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-11-9-7-5-4-2-1-2-6-41221-3-10-9-4-1-1-10230-146653-4-3366668107611131212
Sunrise
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8:00
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—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
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Sunset
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
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—
5:40
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5:37
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5:34
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 62mm), mostly on Sat night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
43 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
1°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
29
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
43 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 0).
76
192 km SSW
124m alt.
43 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.