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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
800
2000
750
700
700
750
700
750
750
750
5100
4200
750
750
km/h
35
NNE
5
NE
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
50
NNW
60
NNE
30
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
14
2
—
13
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-9
-9
-7
-5
-12
-18
-12
-14
-16
-18
-18
-17
-13
-13
-13
-11
min °C
-16
-16
-11
-9
-6
-18
-19
-16
-15
-18
-19
-19
-18
-16
-13
-13
-12
 chill °C
-28
-25
-19
-18
-16
-29
-30
-28
-28
-27
-25
-26
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-11-10-9-16-19-17-17-18-21-20-18-16-15-14-14-16-13-10-8-6-15-19-14-15-17-19-19-18-15-13-13-12-10-8-5-21-10-13-8-8-11-14-15-13-10-8-8-7
Sunrise
—
—
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
4:16
—
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
140 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
142 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
145 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.