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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
850
km/h
60
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
60
SSW
70
SW
75
SW
70
SW
35
WSW
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
2
—
—
1
2
—
—
2
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-8
-9
-10
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
-6
-9
-10
-11
-9
-7
-8
 chill °C
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-11
-13
-13
-11
-9
-12
-9
-10
-17
-16
-14
-14
Freezing level m
1250
1300
1400
1100
1350
1250
1250
1050
1300
1500
1000
150
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
Sunset
4:37
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
—
—
4:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm 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.
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.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
132 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
147 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
149 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 204).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 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.