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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5200
700
1250
1450
2600
2300
750
1600
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
650
1150
km/h
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
S
15
E
35
NE
55
N
40
NNW
10
N
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
4
3
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-8
-7
min °C
-10
-8
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-9
-11
-8
-9
-8
 chill °C
-17
-13
-12
-17
-21
-19
-18
-16
-21
-18
-18
-22
-24
-19
-16
-14
-18
-15
Freezing level m
0
400
250
200
250
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
150
300
0
0
300
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-9-9-11-12-12-11-12-11-11-11-11-9-10-8-9-8-9-7-7-6-8-10-9-8-10-9-9-9-8-8-9-8-8-8-3-1-2-1-3-5-4-3-4-3-4-4-2-2-5-3-2-3
Sunrise
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
Sunset
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
116 km ESE
7m alt.
34 minutes ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 220 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km NW
27m alt.
34 minutes ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: 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
164 km ENE
38m alt.
34 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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.