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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
750
1350
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
km/h
80
SSW
75
SSW
80
SSW
65
SSW
35
S
30
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
11
19
3
2
8
2
6
14
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-1
0
-5
-2
-1
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-9
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-15
-15
-18
-16
-12
-10
-10
-6
-9
-10
-12
-15
-13
-8
-13
-16
-17
-16
Freezing level m
900
950
1150
700
800
1300
800
800
750
350
650
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-6-9-5-5-7-6-7-8-8-11-9-9-10-10-10-12-4-3-3-5-3-2-4-4-5-6-6-10-8-8-8-9-9-1024423422100-5-3-2-2-4-3-5
Sunrise
8:10
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—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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—
5:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 295).
34
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 175).
55

* 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.