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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
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
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
1200
700
700
700
700
700
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
700
700
2700
650
1200
1250
km/h
15
E
10
ENE
20
NE
25
N
10
N
0
NNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
40
E
30
E
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
20
S
60
SE
90
SSE
40
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
3
2
6
—
—
5
1
3
4
2
—
1
5
15
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
2
1
2
-3
min °C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
1
1
-6
 chill °C
-15
-16
-16
-16
-12
-9
-12
-10
-13
-10
-11
-8
-7
-10
-10
-7
-7
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
100
200
350
300
0
450
550
600
750
850
750
750
900
1750
2050
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-11-10-9-10-9-7-6-4-5-5-6-6-3-1-1-8-9-10-9-8-7-8-7-5-4-3-4-4-4-5-112-5-4-5-3-2-1-3-311112214772
Sunrise
8:29
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 333).
24
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
195 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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.