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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
700
700
700
1200
1400
1200
1200
1200
700
700
1700
700
650
1250
km/h
10
E
15
NE
25
NNE
15
N
0
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
45
E
25
E
35
NE
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
4
4
6
—
—
4
2
2
4
1
—
1
3
3
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
6
9
—
max °C
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
2
2
2
0
min °C
-9
-9
-7
-6
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
2
1
-5
 chill °C
-14
-15
-15
-11
-12
-12
-11
-14
-11
-12
-9
-8
-10
-8
-6
-8
-14
Freezing level m
0
150
300
400
350
0
350
500
450
700
850
700
800
1350
1900
1800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-10-8-9-8-7-6-4-6-5-6-6-2-10-6-9-8-7-6-8-8-6-5-4-4-4-4-5-122-3-4-2-1-1-3-3-11112215884
Sunrise
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
2°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 325).
24
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.