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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
1300
700
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1300
800
800
800
850
4250
800
800
km/h
40
SSW
20
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
S
60
SE
45
SE
45
WNW
35
NW
10
W
40
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
65
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
1
12
5
10
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
1
-3
-3
-11
-9
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-1
-4
-11
-11
-10
-8
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-11
-7
-10
-12
-10
-11
-22
-21
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-9
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1100
1000
950
1000
550
1000
1050
650
0
0
700
800
850
900
1100
1350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-2-7-9-12-11-9-6-6-5-2-11-3-3-4-4-50-4-7-11-10-6-4-4-4-2-104333153-1-6-40233346
Sunrise
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

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.
39 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
39 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
39 minutes 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
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
3
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
39 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
180 km SW
101m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 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.