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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
650
650
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
750
700
700
700
750
1350
850
km/h
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
E
10
SE
15
ESE
50
ENE
25
E
15
NNE
25
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
S
50
SE
45
SSE
25
S
40
S
45
S
30
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
5
6
—
—
6
—
—
4
—
—
1
3
—
5
2
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
7
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
3
2
2
2
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
2
-6
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-14
-13
-11
-12
-11
-12
-10
-8
-10
-11
-12
-9
-7
-5
-15
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level m
550
550
500
0
350
650
700
750
800
600
700
1550
1800
2200
1600
700
700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-8-7-6-3-4-6-6-5-1-11-5-8-9-9-6-6-7-7-6-4-3-3-4-4-4022-2-5-5-600-1-2-12122115884210
Sunrise
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 303).
42
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 340).

* 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.