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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
850
1600
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
km/h
25
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
60
SSW
75
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
2
1
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-6
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-13
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-11
-12
-14
-13
-10
-10
-10
-13
-12
Freezing level m
500
1600
1500
1250
1250
1350
1100
1000
1200
1300
1000
1000
1300
1100
250
600
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
Sunset
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
58 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
58 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
58 minutes 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
19

* 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.