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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
850
800
800
850
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
km/h
60
S
75
SSW
60
SW
45
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
40
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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4
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
1
—
2
1
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
-1
-5
-5
-4
1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-2
min °C
-1
1
-5
-7
-6
-4
-3
1
0
-1
0
-1
-3
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-10
-8
-15
-15
-14
-11
-11
-7
-8
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-11
-12
Freezing level m
1300
1850
1350
650
350
700
1450
1650
1600
1500
1500
1500
1250
1300
1350
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:32
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—
4:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sun 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.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours 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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
38 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
56
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.