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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
800
5550
850
800
800
800
800
850
800
6450
6250
850
800
800
km/h
45
SSE
30
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
55
SW
40
SW
55
SW
80
SW
60
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
60
S
60
S
60
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
-2
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-6
-2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
min °C
2
-2
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
 chill °C
-5
-9
-12
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-10
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
Freezing level m
2200
2400
1050
500
450
750
700
600
550
650
1350
1950
1700
2000
1550
1500
1650
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-5-8-9-8-10-10-8-5-1-1-100-1-1-120-4-5-6-5-6-6-6-4121110128520-12111378776788
Sunrise
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

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.
49 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
7.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 210 degs)
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.