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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1300
1350
1700
1400
1600
1750
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
1550
1200
km/h
10
E
5
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
ESE
25
ENE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
15
N
5
ESE
15
E
30
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
5
3
—
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-7
-8
-6
-9
-10
-9
-11
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-5
-6
 chill °C
-11
-13
-12
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-15
-18
-21
-20
-18
-16
-11
-11
-16
Freezing level m
450
200
400
200
0
0
0
0
150
50
100
0
50
0
50
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-11-12-12-13-12-11-10-11-11-10-9-8-6-7-7-8-6-9-10-9-10-9-8-9-9-10-9-9-7-5-5-1-21-3-4-3-4-4-2-3-4-4-3-4-110
Sunrise
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
Sunset
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast
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
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 123).
14
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
195 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
212 km N
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.