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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
km/h
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
70
SW
65
SW
55
SW
25
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NE
10
NE
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-9
-7
-13
-15
-14
-13
-15
-18
-16
-10
Freezing level m
1250
1450
1250
1250
1100
1100
1200
1100
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-8-8-8-8-7-9-11-11-10-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-4-7-7-8-7-7-8-12-11-1056555453-2-2-3-3-2-3-6-7-5
Sunrise
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:29
—
—
Sunset
4:32
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours 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
4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 274).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
180 km SW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
5

* 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.