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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
1250
1200
700
750
750
750
750
1900
1400
700
1250
1300
1300
1200
700
1250
km/h
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
25
S
10
S
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
3
5
—
—
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
1
0
-2
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
-4
-5
-4
-8
 chill °C
-11
-10
-9
-6
-7
-10
-9
-8
-11
-8
-7
-10
-6
-7
-4
-9
-10
-14
Freezing level m
700
1150
950
850
900
750
700
1000
900
1000
1150
1000
1600
1450
1000
750
950
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-5-7-7-7-7-6-6-5-3-3-3-4-6-7-7-9-4-2-2-4-4-5-4-3-4-3-2-11-1-3-5-4-724422223344576323-1
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 89).
39
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
3.1 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.