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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Sat morning turning to drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
1900
900
850
km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
30
SW
50
SW
75
SW
70
SW
70
SSW
50
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
6
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.3
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.5
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
1
2
3
-1
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
2
3
0
-1
0
min °C
-5
-6
-3
1
0
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-1
1
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-11
-6
-5
-6
-6
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-12
-10
-8
-9
-11
-11
Freezing level m
650
550
1100
2100
2400
1050
500
600
750
650
650
550
950
1300
2200
1500
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-210-6-8-8-8-10-9-7-5-20-1-2-2-5-6-122-3-6-5-5-6-6-5-4120-1-11-14873112111378666
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
Sunset
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow on Sat morning turning to drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
hy2b345E64N
164 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.