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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
80
SSW
60
SSW
60
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
1
1
—
1
2
5
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-2
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-5
 chill °C
-9
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-14
-12
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1700
1550
1250
1250
1350
1200
1250
1300
1200
1050
1100
1300
1300
1400
1300
350
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Sunrise
—
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
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.
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 157).
31
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.