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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
650
1200
1200
km/h
75
S
75
SSW
75
SSW
80
SSW
65
SSW
40
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
E
15
NE
5
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
18
2
12
18
2
3
4
3
9
13
1
—
1
—
3
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-4
-1
-2
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-7
 chill °C
-14
-15
-14
-17
-16
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
Freezing level m
2000
850
950
1150
700
1000
1100
1000
1100
1150
1200
1250
1150
1200
1100
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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5:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 185).
35
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.