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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
700
1300
700
700
1500
700
700
1150
1200
1300
750
800
800
800
850
km/h
10
SSE
50
SE
30
S
40
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
S
25
SE
5
WSW
70
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
1
—
—
1
2
3
6
3
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-3
-6
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-5
-11
-10
-10
-4
-8
-13
-13
-10
-16
-17
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
Freezing level m
1150
850
1350
1150
900
800
1050
500
800
700
150
0
250
300
600
850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-5-6-7-7-7-5-8-11-11-10-9-7-6-5-2-2-2-3-4-4-4-5-3-6-9-8-8-6-5-5-44454333131-3-3-3-1220
Sunrise
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Mainly 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.
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
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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.