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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
700
700
1200
1150
1300
1250
750
1450
750
800
850
800
8700
800
750
800
850
km/h
0
SSE
5
W
15
SSW
65
SE
65
SE
15
WSW
35
NNW
25
NW
45
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
S
40
S
40
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
1
10
7
10
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
0
-4
-4
-11
-11
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
1
1
-1
0
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-1
-4
-8
-11
-11
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-9
-12
-10
-15
-17
-22
-20
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-9
-8
-6
-9
-7
Freezing level m
800
1000
550
1000
950
800
0
0
650
800
850
1000
850
1350
3200
1900
1350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW 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.
58 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
58 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
58 minutes 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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 163).
10
193 km SSW
124m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.