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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
2450
1650
1350
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
km/h
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
35
ENE
50
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
4
6
3
4
—
—
5
7
4
5
5
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-8
 chill °C
-16
-14
-16
-17
-17
-18
-12
-11
-9
-10
-10
-12
-9
-10
-10
-14
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
600
650
550
800
750
700
700
600
800
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-11-11-11-10-8-7-7-7-6-4-4-6-8-8-6-11-9-9-10-9-8-6-5-5-5-4-3-3-4-5-5-6-5-4-4-4-4-3-1111321112-1
Sunrise
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
Sunset
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
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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 -4°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.0 km
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.
4 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 159).
8
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.