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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
750
750
750
1450
800
750
800
800
800
800
km/h
45
E
25
NE
35
NW
35
W
25
WNW
15
SSW
60
SSE
55
SSE
25
S
30
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
40
SSW
55
SW
75
SW
85
SW
95
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
2
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
9
1
5
1
2
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
0
0
0
-5
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-4
-3
0
1
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-4
0
-1
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-4
-2
0
 chill °C
-13
-11
-13
-14
-13
-7
-9
-10
-15
-17
-20
-21
-22
-18
-20
-15
-13
-11
Freezing level m
650
850
700
700
600
950
2050
2000
750
650
700
800
600
850
550
1250
1400
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-5-5-20-1-7-8-9-8-9-8-7-4-11-3-3-4-4-5-221-5-5-5-5-6-5-4-113121114871212222679
Sunrise
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the SW 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
180 km SW
101m alt.
45 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 292).
23

* 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.