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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1350
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
750
750
750
800
850
800
750
750
750
800
km/h
0
SSE
5
W
15
SSW
65
SE
45
SE
35
WSW
35
NNW
25
NW
50
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
50
S
55
S
60
SSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
2
11
7
12
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
5
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
-3
-3
-4
0
-3
-4
-10
-9
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
0
1
-1
0
5
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-1
-5
-10
-11
-9
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-10
-13
-10
-10
-20
-22
-18
-15
-14
-13
-11
-7
-10
-10
-12
-9
-9
Freezing level m
750
1050
350
1150
900
550
0
0
700
800
850
1000
1500
1400
2400
1200
1350
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-3-7-10-12-11-8-6-6-400-2-5-23-4-4-6-1-4-7-11-9-5-4-4-30-10-2-1224152-1-6-42223456568
Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S 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.
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.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6

* 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.