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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW 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
cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1350
700
700
1250
700
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1550
800
800
800
850
3350
4300
850
km/h
35
S
40
SSW
30
S
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
55
SE
60
SE
45
WSW
40
NW
20
WSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
20
S
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
3
2
11
5
12
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
1
-2
-3
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
1
1
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-2
-5
-11
-11
-8
-5
-5
-4
-5
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-12
-11
-11
-7
-11
-14
-11
-13
-23
-22
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-5
-6
-8
Freezing level m
1300
1100
1000
1050
1050
400
900
1200
400
0
150
650
700
850
900
1300
2050
3400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-6-7-8-2-6-9-12-10-8-7-5-5-201-2-3-3-3-4-5-1-4-7-10-7-5-5-4-4-11054443053-2-5-12223544
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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the SSW 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
116 km ESE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
118 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
164 km ENE
38m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
16
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
190 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Thorshofn Airport
204 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: 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.