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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
800
750
700
750
700
700
700
700
1300
700
700
1400
700
700
1400
km/h
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
75
SSW
110
S
90
SSW
100
SSW
95
SW
85
SW
75
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
—
—
—
9
2
14
14
4
6
1
3
—
4
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
0
-5
-4
-6
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-12
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-2
0
-5
-5
-6
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-11
-12
 chill °C
-18
-17
-16
-10
-10
-17
-18
-19
-25
-23
-19
-18
-14
-15
-14
-14
-18
-19
Freezing level m
850
850
900
850
1300
2050
950
950
750
650
1000
700
900
950
600
500
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-20-3-5-5-8-9-7-7-6-7-8-9-10-12-4-4-4-3-1-1-3-2-4-5-3-5-4-4-5-6-9-103333563532323310-4-5
Sunrise
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 263).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
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.