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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
700
700
750
1350
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
1200
1200
1250
km/h
60
S
75
S
75
SSW
75
SSW
80
SSW
65
SW
45
S
30
SSW
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
17
2
11
19
3
2
8
2
4
1
1
2
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
2
-4
-1
-2
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-9
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-11
 chill °C
-10
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-13
-10
-9
-7
-11
-11
-12
-12
-9
-15
-18
Freezing level m
1200
2100
800
950
1150
650
950
1000
900
800
450
450
450
350
400
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-3-7-5-7-9-7-6-6-7-9-7-7-8-8-9-12-1-1-4-3-4-6-4-4-4-5-7-6-6-6-6-7-105624313332-10-1-1-1-2-5
Sunrise
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu 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.
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
ASCATC344E64N
136 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
140 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
151 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
161 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 187).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
0.0 km

* 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.