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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
800
800
800
1850
750
750
9900
7800
5750
1550
750
4750
km/h
25
WNW
40
NNW
50
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
10
NE
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
E
20
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
W
5
W
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
18
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-13
-16
-18
-18
-17
-16
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-18
-17
-17
-19
-20
-17
-17
-14
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
 chill °C
-29
-28
-28
-31
-32
-26
-23
-18
-18
-18
-20
-22
-19
-18
-15
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:48
—
—
9:52
—
—
Sunset
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
—
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3:56
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.7 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 010 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
0.0 km
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
-3°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 291).
31
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 270).
68

* 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.