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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
8350
km/h
55
SSW
60
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
55
SW
70
SW
75
SW
80
SW
75
SW
70
SW
45
WSW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
3
1
2
2
2
—
1
3
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
 chill °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-14
-12
-10
Freezing level m
1400
1250
1250
1350
1250
1350
1250
1200
1050
1250
1400
1250
700
450
400
300
600
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
Sunset
—
4:37
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
—
—
4:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon 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
98 km S
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
26 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
3
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.