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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
2050
5250
1400
1250
700
1250
2150
700
700
1150
1200
1250
1250
700
750
km/h
20
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
55
SE
35
SSW
35
S
0
E
10
S
25
SW
25
S
50
SSE
40
S
55
SW
75
WNW
60
WSW
40
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
—
2
5
10
10
4
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
25
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
2
0
-3
-8
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-3
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
1
-3
-10
-9
-4
-4
 chill °C
-12
-6
-4
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-11
-11
-7
-12
-24
-22
-14
-13
Freezing level m
650
950
1250
950
1250
1100
850
950
950
800
1700
1550
1000
50
850
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 139).
6
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.