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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
4650
5450
900
800
800
800
850
800
850
950
850
850
850
800
800
km/h
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
45
SSW
40
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
65
SSW
70
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
65
SSW
70
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
2
3
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
max °C
-1
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-3
-1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-2
1
1
0
-1
0
-1
0
 chill °C
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-13
-12
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1200
550
550
700
700
550
550
650
1250
1900
1850
1900
1500
1450
1350
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-9-9-10-10-8-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-3-5-6-5-6-6-7-4-221100-1130-11101358776668
Sunrise
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.4 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
20 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 134).
14

* 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.