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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4300
800
800
800
800
800
800
850
1550
900
850
800
800
800
800
850
850
km/h
25
SSW
15
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
S
60
S
70
SSW
70
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
3
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.9
0.5
—
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-1
1
1
1
0
-1
0
0
2
2
0
 chill °C
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-14
-10
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-9
-9
-5
-5
-5
Freezing level m
550
550
750
650
550
550
600
1300
1950
1900
2050
1450
1450
1500
1750
1950
1950
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-10-10-9-6-3-100-1-1-1-100-2-5-6-6-6-6-6-4-12110-1012210-11100268766668887
Sunrise
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
Sunset
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
116 km ESE
7m alt.
31 minutes ago
6°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
118 km NW
27m alt.
31 minutes ago
7°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2b344E64N
155 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 265).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 151).
8

* 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.