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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
5300
3750
4950
4000
km/h
45
WSW
25
W
20
NW
60
N
50
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
0
SW
0
ESE
5
WSW
0
SSE
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Snowflake cm
14
1
—
18
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-13
-16
-12
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-14
-14
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-7
-17
-19
-16
-17
-19
-20
-17
-18
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-17
-27
-29
-27
-29
-30
-31
-28
-25
-20
-15
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
Freezing level m
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
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3:59
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 258).
40
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.9 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.