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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
800
800
750
700
1300
1200
700
750
850
750
750
750
1650
1550
1250
700
700
km/h
20
SW
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
5
E
15
NE
15
ESE
5
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
45
SSE
80
SSE
50
SSW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
12
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
1
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
-2
0
-2
-4
 chill °C
-12
-11
-12
-9
-6
-7
-9
-10
-5
-11
-12
-8
-9
-9
-7
-11
-12
Freezing level m
750
300
700
1050
1250
800
950
800
550
1000
800
1100
1200
1000
1900
1150
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSE 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATC344E64N
139 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
141 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
147 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
157 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC342E63N
162 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 255).
- 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.