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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 35mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
750
800
800
800
6500
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
750
1300
700
km/h
25
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
30
SW
25
S
50
S
65
S
75
SSW
70
S
75
SW
60
SSW
50
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
8
2
2
5
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
22
—
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
5
1
3
1
0
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-6
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
0
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
-9
-11
-9
-12
-10
-7
-9
-9
-6
-7
Freezing level m
0
850
850
900
850
1300
2150
1100
950
700
750
1150
850
550
700
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-5-20-3-5-5-8-8-6-8-10-9-9-4-1-1-102302-1-11-2-3-3-42666689686675443
Sunrise
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 35mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed 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.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 231).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
55 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
55 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.