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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 28 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 -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
1900
900
850
km/h
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
55
SSE
50
S
35
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
65
SW
40
WSW
65
WSW
85
WSW
80
SW
80
SW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
9
3
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
0
1
1
-3
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-5
-5
0
1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-6
-6
-4
0
-1
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-5
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-14
-13
-7
-8
-9
-17
-18
-19
-20
-22
-21
-22
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
Freezing level m
650
550
1100
2100
2400
1050
500
600
750
650
650
550
950
1300
2200
1500
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-210-6-8-8-8-10-9-7-5-20-1-2-2-5-6-122-3-6-5-5-6-6-5-4120-1-11-14873112111378666
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
Sunset
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
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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 -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
57 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 302).
35
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.