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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
5550
850
800
800
800
850
800
850
950
900
850
800
800
850
km/h
65
SSE
50
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SW
55
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
55
SW
70
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
85
SSW
80
SW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
—
—
2
3
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
-3
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-7
-4
-2
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
min °C
0
-2
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-8
-11
-15
-18
-18
-20
-22
-22
-21
-16
-12
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
Freezing level m
2250
2450
1200
450
550
800
650
550
550
400
1250
1850
1650
1700
1300
1800
1800
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-5-8-9-9-10-10-8-6-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-320-3-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-1211-111-18530-11101168766775
Sunrise
8:45
—
—
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 morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue 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
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATC344E64N
140 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
142 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
155 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 209).
- km

* 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.