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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1150
1150
1300
1250
750
1350
800
800
800
6300
800
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
km/h
75
ESE
75
SE
30
WNW
35
NNW
20
NW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
70
S
70
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
85
SW
80
SW
70
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
7
11
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
7
4
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.2
—
0.1
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-11
-10
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
1
-2
-3
4
5
3
3
min °C
-2
-3
-9
-12
-11
-7
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-1
4
3
2
 chill °C
-12
-14
-18
-23
-19
-16
-14
-13
-12
-8
-9
-12
-12
-15
-11
-5
-6
-6
Freezing level m
900
1000
850
0
0
600
800
850
1000
1200
1200
1950
1200
1000
3300
3400
3500
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon morning).

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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(11 kph at 340).
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
54 minutes ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 100 degs)
(28 kph at 80).
7.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 110 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 61).
47

* 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.