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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
700
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
750
700
700
750
800
800
800
km/h
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
50
E
30
E
10
NNW
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
S
55
SE
55
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
5
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
—
—
5
1
1
8
5
—
2
2
—
1
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
2
2
2
-4
-4
-5
-3
min °C
-8
-8
-5
-5
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-2
1
-3
-5
-4
-5
-5
 chill °C
-8
-13
-10
-15
-10
-9
-13
-13
-14
-9
-7
-12
-14
-12
-13
-12
Freezing level m
550
0
450
650
700
1000
600
800
550
1700
1700
2150
500
800
650
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

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.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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.
51 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 283).
37
192 km SSW
124m alt.
51 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.