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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
5500
1300
700
1250
1300
1300
1950
750
1450
1250
2200
1150
1200
1200
700
km/h
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
25
ESE
70
NE
65
N
35
NNW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
1
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18
9
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-10
-8
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
 chill °C
-10
-11
-14
-13
-13
-12
-15
-16
-16
-12
-15
-16
-15
-17
-19
-20
-19
-16
Freezing level m
850
650
200
0
450
350
0
500
0
100
0
0
50
450
350
400
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-10-9-8-8-9-10-12-11-12-12-11-9-10-11-12-10-5-6-9-8-7-7-7-8-10-8-10-9-8-7-7-8-10-1121-3-2-1-1-2-2-4-2-4-4-3-1-1-2-4-7
Sunrise
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
Sunset
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
195 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km

* 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.