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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
1350
700
700
1200
700
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
2300
2250
750
800
850
km/h
50
SE
30
S
45
SSW
15
SSE
0
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
45
SE
35
S
80
W
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
WSW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
—
1
2
3
3
13
7
14
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
1
-1
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
min °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
-1
-2
-10
-9
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-12
-10
-12
-7
-3
-12
-13
-9
-10
-24
-14
-10
-12
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level m
850
1400
1100
950
950
1050
550
900
1250
100
0
550
300
600
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
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—
5:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 220 degs)
(11 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
141 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
147 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
160 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
162 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 116).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.