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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1300
1350
1550
2400
1350
2150
1200
1200
700
700
700
1300
700
1200
km/h
5
SE
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
SE
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
30
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
3
1
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-5
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
min °C
-8
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
-12
-14
-16
-16
-15
-10
-18
-16
-17
-18
-17
-15
-12
-11
-9
-11
Freezing level m
200
500
300
0
0
350
0
0
0
0
150
350
150
350
650
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-11-12-12-12-13-12-12-11-10-9-9-7-5-5-8-6-8-9-9-9-11-10-10-10-8-7-7-6-4-4-31-2-3-3-3-6-4-4-5-2-2-2-113
Sunrise
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
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—
5:13
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5:09
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE 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.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
4.6 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
2°C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.