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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, severe gales from the E by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
700
4400
700
700
1300
1350
1800
750
1350
1750
1200
1150
km/h
65
SW
45
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
45
SE
85
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
11
2
—
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
16
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
0
-5
-5
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-9
-7
-8
-9
-4
-3
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-5
-7
-9
-8
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-7
-4
-6
 chill °C
-17
-15
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-11
-13
-16
-16
-18
-14
-16
-17
-14
-14
-19
Freezing level m
650
750
1500
700
650
0
50
450
350
0
600
0
100
100
0
300
950
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-5-8-9-10-9-8-8-9-10-12-11-11-12-8-7-9-6-5-2-5-6-9-7-6-7-7-7-9-8-9-10-6-4-61241-1-4-2-1-2-2-1-4-2-3-4131
Sunrise
8:14
—
—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, severe gales from the E 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.
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.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
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
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (2 kph from 231 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
33 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 168).
39

* 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.