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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1300
1300
1700
1750
1300
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
2200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
35
NNE
25
NE
10
E
10
SSW
10
SSE
30
E
65
ENE
45
NE
25
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
7
2
5
1
—
3
8
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-8
-9
-8
-11
-9
-9
-9
-6
-6
-4
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
 chill °C
-16
-16
-14
-15
-18
-16
-15
-16
-18
-14
-7
-14
-12
-18
-16
-13
-9
Freezing level m
450
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
200
450
800
400
150
400
550
650
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-13-13-14-12-11-11-9-7-7-9-9-8-7-6-7-8-9-10-9-12-10-9-9-7-6-5-7-7-7-5-4-5-2-4-4-4-6-5-4-4-2-12-2-2-1112
Sunrise
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
Sunset
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, 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
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 32).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
3
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.