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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 afternoon, gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the S by Sat night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
1200
1150
1300
1250
750
1400
750
800
800
6600
750
750
800
850
km/h
5
WNW
15
SSW
70
ESE
65
SE
20
W
35
NNW
25
NW
50
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
70
S
65
SSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
8
6
8
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
6
3
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
0
-3
-4
-11
-10
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
1
-1
-1
5
min °C
-4
-5
-1
-4
-8
-11
-11
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-9
-11
-11
-9
-15
-21
-20
-15
-14
-13
-12
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
Freezing level m
1000
650
1000
1000
800
0
0
650
850
900
950
1050
1400
1800
1250
1200
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
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 afternoon, gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the S by Sat 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
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
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 127).
6
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.