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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
1450
1700
1550
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
km/h
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
50
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
45
ENE
80
ENE
65
NE
50
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
10
5
4
—
—
7
9
7
13
2
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
 chill °C
-17
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-18
-14
-11
-9
-9
-11
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
350
550
750
1000
850
900
850
800
650
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-12-11-10-10-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-8-8-10-10-10-9-9-7-7-6-5-4-3-4-3-4-5-5-5-6-4-4-4-4-4-2-1-1133332211-1
Sunrise
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
0.0 km

* 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.