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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
700
700
700
1300
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1300
750
800
800
850
850
4250
6400
km/h
50
S
50
SSW
35
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
80
SSE
65
SE
55
W
70
NNW
35
WNW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
25
W
25
SW
40
SSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
8
1
14
9
17
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
-5
-6
-12
-9
-7
-6
-6
-3
-2
0
1
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-4
-7
-13
-12
-11
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
0
0
 chill °C
-15
-16
-16
-11
-17
-17
-15
-17
-28
-26
-22
-18
-17
-16
-14
-10
-6
-6
Freezing level m
1350
1100
950
900
1050
550
950
1100
450
0
50
750
700
850
850
950
1900
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-6-7-7-3-6-10-12-10-8-7-6-4-301-2-3-3-4-4-5-1-3-7-10-8-5-5-4-4-21154433153-2-5-22222465
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 110 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: 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.