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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
800
5800
850
800
800
800
800
900
800
850
5850
km/h
10
SSE
45
SSE
30
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
55
SW
35
SW
50
SW
90
SW
60
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.5
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
2
2
0
0
1
min °C
-2
2
-2
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
1
0
-1
0
 chill °C
-5
-5
-9
-11
-11
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
Freezing level m
1200
2200
2700
850
550
600
750
800
550
550
500
1100
2050
1450
1550
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-1-6-8-9-8-9-10-9-6-20-1-10020-4-5-6-5-6-6-6-6020-1158620-12101168666
Sunrise
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sat night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SW 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
118 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
164 km ENE
38m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 52).
23
180 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
18
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Reykjavik Airport
218 km SW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
218 km SW
23m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
-

* 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.