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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
850
850
800
800
850
850
850
900
800
800
800
800
5900
1650
800
750
km/h
50
SSW
60
S
75
SSW
65
SW
45
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
45
WSW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
1
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
1
-1
-6
-4
-3
1
1
1
0
-4
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-1
-1
1
-5
-6
-6
-4
0
1
0
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-10
-11
-8
-15
-16
-14
-12
-8
-7
-9
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1900
1350
700
400
700
1600
1750
1650
1400
950
600
700
1000
1400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
Sunset
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW 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.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
50 minutes 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
-
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(17 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 276 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 147).
45
192 km SSW
124m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.