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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
1500
1200
1200
1200
1250
700
750
650
700
800
800
1400
800
km/h
15
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
50
E
25
E
5
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
S
60
SSE
45
S
35
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
5
—
—
4
—
—
8
3
—
3
2
—
1
2
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-5
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
2
2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-1
1
-5
-5
-4
-8
-8
 chill °C
-13
-11
-12
-10
-13
-10
-2
-11
-15
-15
-8
-7
-14
-14
-10
-15
-15
Freezing level m
350
550
0
450
650
650
1050
600
700
650
1900
1850
1100
700
750
550
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-7-6-4-4-6-7-6-2-1-6-8-8-10-10-7-7-8-5-4-3-2-4-5-512-4-5-4-7-7-1-2-3112321178312-2-2
Sunrise
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4.3 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
37 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 315).
21
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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.