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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
650
650
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
750
700
700
700
750
1350
850
km/h
40
NNE
25
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
65
ENE
35
ESE
20
NNE
35
NW
30
W
40
W
30
SSW
75
SSE
65
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
55
SSW
40
S
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
5
7
—
—
6
—
—
4
1
—
1
3
4
6
3
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
1
-1
1
-1
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-7
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
-9
-8
-9
-9
 chill °C
-19
-16
-14
-14
-14
-19
-11
-10
-13
-14
-14
-11
-11
-8
-20
-19
-21
-20
Freezing level m
550
550
500
0
350
650
700
750
800
600
700
1550
1800
2200
1600
700
700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-8-7-6-3-4-6-6-5-1-11-5-8-9-9-6-6-7-7-6-4-3-3-4-4-4022-2-5-5-600-1-2-12122115884210
Sunrise
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the E by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSE by Thu 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 303).
42
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 340).
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.