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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
900
800
850
4900
5600
800
800
800
850
800
850
850
850
km/h
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
65
SSW
60
SSW
55
S
70
SSW
75
SSW
35
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-3
-2
2
1
0
0
1
1
-2
-2
2
2
1
-1
-1
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-5
-2
1
1
0
-1
1
1
-5
-3
-1
2
1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-16
-17
-17
-14
-11
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-14
-9
-8
-4
-6
-9
-12
Freezing level m
550
550
500
650
1200
2000
1900
1550
1300
1900
1700
700
900
1350
1950
1800
1400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-9-6-3-10-1-20-1-4-4-2-1-1-2-3-6-7-7-4-2210-111-4-3121-1-200-1248766772368765
Sunrise
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
Sunset
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 141).
8
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).

* 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.