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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
750
700
1250
1200
700
750
750
750
750
750
2100
750
1250
700
700
km/h
5
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
50
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
13
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
1
-2
-2
min °C
-6
-4
-2
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
Freezing level m
300
700
1150
1400
650
800
700
550
1050
850
1100
1150
1150
1650
1150
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
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
164 km ENE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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.
44 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 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.