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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the E by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
700
1350
700
700
700
1350
1300
750
1350
1650
1300
1150
km/h
65
SW
45
SSW
35
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
65
E
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
10
3
1
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
0
-4
-5
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-8
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-3
-5
-7
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-10
-10
-6
-8
-8
-6
-7
 chill °C
-18
-14
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-18
-16
-12
-14
-13
-11
-17
Freezing level m
600
750
1450
800
650
100
0
400
200
50
350
250
0
550
0
100
350
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-4-7-9-10-10-9-9-9-10-12-11-10-11-10-8-9-6-5-2-5-6-9-8-7-7-8-7-9-9-6-8-7-6-712520-3-2-1-2-3-2-4-3-1-3-2-1-1
Sunrise
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the E by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 250 degs)
(28 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 185).
37

* 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.