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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
850
800
850
4700
5200
850
800
800
800
850
6500
850
800
800
850
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
45
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-3
-2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
-3
-1
1
0
-1
-1
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-5
-2
-1
1
1
-2
0
0
-6
-5
-2
1
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-17
-16
-16
-14
-11
-9
-7
-7
-11
-10
-10
-13
-11
-8
-6
-8
-9
-11
Freezing level m
500
600
550
650
1200
1850
1850
1750
1300
1800
1700
1000
450
1150
1750
1600
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
Sunset
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 205).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 134).
13

* 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.