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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
750
5650
5250
1450
800
800
800
850
800
850
950
900
850
800
800
850
km/h
55
S
45
S
35
SSW
25
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
60
SW
75
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
65
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
—
3
4
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-2
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
-7
-4
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-2
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-11
-16
-18
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-16
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
Freezing level m
2850
1250
450
600
850
650
600
550
500
1200
1900
1550
1550
1450
1700
1500
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-5-8-9-8-10-10-9-5-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-10-3-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-120-1010163101111268766767
Sunrise
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW 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.
37 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
37 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
37 minutes 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.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
37 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 165).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.