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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 26mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1150
1300
1250
750
1400
800
800
800
6550
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
60
ESE
15
WNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
45
SW
55
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
75
S
75
SSW
85
SSW
80
SSW
95
SW
85
SSW
65
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
11
1
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
11
3
2
4
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
21
2
1.2
1.4
max °C
-3
-4
-11
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
-3
-2
3
3
3
3
min °C
-3
-9
-11
-11
-7
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
0
3
3
3
 chill °C
-13
-18
-21
-17
-14
-14
-13
-12
-9
-11
-12
-15
-14
-10
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1050
750
0
0
650
850
850
950
950
1250
2100
1050
950
2600
2500
2600
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 26mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Mon 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.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
52 minutes 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
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
2°C
-
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 274).
32
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
37 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
66
193 km SSW
124m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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.