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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
1350
700
700
1200
1250
1500
2150
750
750
1250
1400
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
20
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
20
SSW
35
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
E
45
NE
50
N
35
NNW
5
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
—
—
1
3
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
8
9
5
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-8
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-4
-7
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-8
-10
-7
-8
-10
-10
-7
-9
-6
-7
-9
 chill °C
-10
-12
-15
-14
-12
-10
-13
-17
-14
-10
-13
-17
-16
-16
-20
-16
-14
-12
Freezing level m
850
650
50
0
400
300
450
300
0
150
150
0
0
500
0
550
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-11-10-8-9-9-11-12-10-11-12-11-9-10-10-9-8-4-6-9-8-7-7-6-8-10-7-8-9-9-7-8-6-7-820-4-3-1-21-2-4-2-3-3-4-1-20-1-4
Sunrise
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
Sunset
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
5°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
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
hy2b345E64N
148 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 282).
- km
hy2b344E64N
153 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 308).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.