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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
750
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
5500
1550
800
750
1450
750
1600
1600
750
km/h
15
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
25
NW
55
N
55
NNE
40
NNE
10
NE
0
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
15
1
1
15
3
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-7
-5
-12
-15
-12
-14
-15
-18
-15
-12
-10
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-14
min °C
-11
-9
-8
-17
-17
-15
-14
-16
-19
-17
-14
-12
-9
-10
-11
-11
-13
-15
 chill °C
-18
-17
-19
-28
-27
-25
-28
-27
-25
-17
-21
-21
-17
-16
-14
-15
-19
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-16-18-17-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-12-12-12-13-15-11-8-7-15-16-14-14-16-19-16-13-11-9-10-11-11-13-15-5-2-1-10-11-7-8-10-13-11-7-5-3-5-6-7-9-10
Sunrise
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:48
—
—
Sunset
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
17 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.