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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
5300
700
750
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
4300
7550
1900
1550
km/h
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
75
SSW
115
S
95
SSW
100
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
65
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
0
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
13
2
18
14
3
4
15
6
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-2
-1
0
0
-5
-3
-5
-7
-5
-4
-5
-8
-9
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-5
-6
-1
-1
-5
-6
-6
-9
-9
-6
-5
-6
-9
-11
-11
-12
-12
 chill °C
-15
-16
-9
-11
-17
-19
-19
-23
-23
-17
-15
-14
-17
-15
-17
-17
-16
Freezing level m
850
850
900
1350
2150
850
950
1150
700
1050
1000
1100
550
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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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 increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs)
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
54 minutes 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 165).
10
193 km SSW
124m alt.
54 minutes 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.