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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
5550
850
800
800
800
850
800
850
950
900
850
800
800
850
km/h
45
SSE
30
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
55
SW
30
SW
45
SW
50
SW
65
SSW
70
S
60
S
70
SSW
65
SSW
35
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
2
2
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
-1
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-3
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
min °C
2
-2
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
1
0
0
-1
1
1
-2
 chill °C
-5
-9
-11
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-14
-11
-7
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
Freezing level m
2250
2450
1200
450
550
800
650
550
550
400
1250
1850
1650
1700
1300
1800
1800
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-5-8-9-9-10-10-8-6-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-320-3-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-1211-111-18530-11101168766775
Sunrise
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
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
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
10
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 142).
24

* 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.