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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1250
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
750
750
750
800
850
850
800
1500
km/h
20
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
S
65
SE
50
ESE
40
W
40
NNW
20
WNW
40
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
SSW
60
S
60
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
9
5
9
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
-3
-3
-10
-9
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-5
0
-5
-10
-11
-10
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-6
-3
-10
-12
-9
-12
-20
-22
-18
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
Freezing level m
950
1000
1100
550
1400
1000
800
0
0
750
900
900
900
1000
1300
3200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the SW by Sun 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
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
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
180 km SW
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 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.