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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
5600
700
700
1250
1200
1200
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
1250
750
800
800
800
km/h
5
SSW
10
SSE
55
SE
40
SSW
30
S
5
NE
10
SW
30
SW
30
S
50
S
80
SSE
65
SSW
55
WNW
50
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
3
1
—
2
3
15
17
6
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
19
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
2
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
0
min °C
-3
-1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
2
-2
-4
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-6
-4
-9
-10
-9
-7
-9
-12
-12
-5
-13
-13
-18
-16
-14
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
950
1250
950
1200
1150
900
750
900
850
2000
1400
1000
650
550
800
750
900
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-5-5-7-7-7-50-5-6-9-9-7-6-5-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-4-4-32-2-3-6-6-5-4-4-2455542232853011335
Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu 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
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2b345E64N
162 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 202).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 146 degs) was rejected.

* 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.