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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
2050
1450
750
750
750
750
750
800
1350
800
km/h
55
WNW
50
NW
50
N
50
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
50
WSW
50
W
40
WNW
65
N
45
N
30
NNW
10
N
0
NE
10
WSW
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
12
2
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-11
-15
-15
-11
-10
-10
-8
-11
-18
-17
-19
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-9
-15
-15
-16
-15
-11
-10
-9
-15
-20
-18
-19
-20
-19
-18
-16
-16
 chill °C
-21
-28
-28
-28
-25
-19
-19
-22
-28
-34
-34
-33
-32
-29
-18
-22
-16
Freezing level m
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
Sunset
4:20
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs)
(26 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 37).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 263).
48
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.