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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
700
700
700
1300
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1300
750
800
800
850
850
4250
6400
km/h
35
S
40
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
55
SE
50
SE
50
WSW
40
NW
15
W
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
6
1
10
6
13
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
0
-2
-3
-10
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
1
1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
-1
-4
-11
-10
-9
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
1
0
 chill °C
-10
-11
-11
-8
-11
-14
-10
-12
-23
-21
-16
-14
-15
-13
-12
-8
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1350
1100
950
900
1050
550
950
1100
450
0
50
750
700
850
850
950
1900
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 100 to 210 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
178 km NE
48m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 110 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 360 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.