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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
6150
800
800
800
800
800
2050
1500
750
750
700
700
750
750
750
km/h
10
WNW
20
W
35
W
45
WNW
50
NW
45
NNW
45
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
55
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
30
WSW
5
SW
5
E
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
3
7
18
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-15
-15
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-10
-19
-19
-17
min °C
-10
-10
-8
-8
-14
-15
-15
-14
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-17
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-16
-17
-18
-19
-27
-28
-28
-22
-18
-18
-19
-20
-22
-24
-24
-19
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
600
650
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-8-8-12-15-15-12-10-9-8-8-9-14-19-19-19-9-9-8-7-11-15-16-12-9-8-6-5-6-12-18-17-17-5-5-3-2-6-10-10-7-4-3111-6-13-11-11
Sunrise
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
Sunset
4:23
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
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
-
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 332).
8
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.