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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1450
4850
700
1250
750
1200
1200
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
1250
750
800
800
850
km/h
15
WSW
15
S
70
SE
55
SSW
50
SSW
10
ENE
10
WNW
40
WSW
35
S
75
S
105
SSE
65
WSW
70
W
70
W
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
SW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
—
2
2
4
3
15
28
33
7
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-3
0
-5
-4
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-2
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
0
-6
-8
-11
-10
-9
-5
-5
-4
 chill °C
-11
-8
-11
-15
-15
-14
-12
-17
-18
-10
-20
-20
-24
-23
-18
-15
-14
-12
Freezing level m
900
1200
900
1300
1150
1000
850
950
650
1900
1050
1000
350
250
650
900
900
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
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—
5:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

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.
46 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
147 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 141).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.0 km
ASCATB345E64N
166 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 161).
- km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
23 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
11

* 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.