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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
1250
700
700
750
700
700
1300
1350
1550
2000
2000
4050
2200
1650
1200
km/h
50
SSW
35
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
S
25
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
7
3
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
-4
-5
-8
-8
-7
-8
-6
-7
-10
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-7
-9
-9
-8
-10
-7
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
 chill °C
-13
-8
-10
-13
-12
-14
-12
-14
-13
-17
-16
-14
-13
-16
-14
-13
-17
Freezing level m
850
1350
850
650
0
0
200
0
150
300
0
0
200
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-7-9-10-10-10-11-9-11-13-12-12-13-12-11-10-4-2-4-6-9-9-8-9-7-8-11-9-9-11-9-8-93420-4-3-3-4-1-2-5-4-3-5-3-3-4
Sunrise
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). 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.
57 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
57 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 211).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 140).
10
192 km SSW
124m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.