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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
700
1150
1200
1200
1200
1250
700
750
700
650
750
1400
800
800
km/h
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
50
ENE
35
E
10
N
25
W
25
W
40
WSW
35
S
45
SSE
65
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
5
7
—
—
7
—
1
6
4
1
2
5
4
1
3
6
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
8
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
2
2
3
-2
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-1
1
2
-7
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-14
-12
-10
-12
-10
-12
-11
-9
-13
-12
-13
-7
-6
-6
-15
-13
-12
-13
Freezing level m
450
500
550
50
550
800
750
950
750
650
750
1800
1800
2050
650
600
800
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-8-6-5-3-4-7-7-6-2-11-7-8-8-9-6-6-6-7-5-3-3-3-5-5-5123-5-5-4-500-1-212232216882121
Sunrise
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
38 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
146 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
161 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 348).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: broken
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.