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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
4950
700
750
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
1650
750
750
1300
km/h
35
SW
30
S
60
S
85
S
80
SSW
80
S
80
SW
60
SSW
45
S
25
S
10
S
15
SW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
13
2
13
13
3
5
6
4
1
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-1
1
-3
0
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-6
-8
-9
-9
-12
 chill °C
-12
-9
-10
-14
-16
-14
-17
-16
-12
-8
-7
-11
-8
-9
-12
-15
Freezing level m
850
950
1300
2100
900
900
1200
750
1050
1200
950
700
350
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATC344E64N
134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
142 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
151 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
156 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC342E63N
157 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 244).
- 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.