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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5200
750
750
750
750
700
750
750
700
700
700
700
650
1150
1200
1500
1450
650
km/h
40
SSW
80
SSW
100
S
90
SW
100
SSW
105
SW
80
SW
70
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSE
55
S
25
SSE
35
SE
40
ESE
50
SW
40
SSW
25
SE
55
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
21
2
19
21
3
3
8
8
8
14
6
6
4
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
-6
-3
-4
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-9
-8
-5
min °C
-1
0
-5
-6
-6
-9
-9
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-8
-11
-10
-8
-7
 chill °C
-9
-10
-17
-19
-19
-23
-23
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-24
-21
-16
-17
Freezing level m
950
1300
2150
800
900
1150
700
1000
1100
1200
1250
900
800
750
0
250
600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-3-6-5-7-8-5-4-4-5-5-5-7-10-10-8-6-2-1-1-4-2-3-5-3-2-2-2-3-4-5-8-8-6-435524324455321-2-202
Sunrise
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.