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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
1200
1200
700
650
650
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
700
700
750
650
1150
1300
km/h
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
40
ENE
55
ENE
40
NE
25
NE
10
E
20
S
30
SSE
65
SSE
90
SSE
50
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
3
4
3
5
—
—
7
4
3
4
—
—
3
4
12
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
12
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
2
2
2
-3
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
2
2
-6
 chill °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-6
-7
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
100
0
300
400
50
600
750
850
850
900
650
850
1150
2000
1900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-11-10-8-8-8-6-6-5-5-6-7-6-200-8-10-10-9-8-7-7-7-5-4-3-3-4-5-4022-5-4-5-3-3-1-1-213223226872
Sunrise
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Bárðarbunga. 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 87).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 295).
8
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
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.