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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the S by Sat night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
rain showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
1200
1150
1300
1250
750
800
750
800
800
6600
750
750
750
850
km/h
20
SSW
100
SE
90
SE
30
WNW
60
NNW
45
NW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
35
SW
55
SSW
95
S
85
SSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
17
9
15
1
—
4
1
—
—
—
—
8
5
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
-5
-2
-5
-7
-12
-11
-7
-5
-5
-2
0
1
-1
-4
-2
4
min °C
-8
-6
-7
-11
-12
-12
-9
-6
-5
-5
0
0
-4
-5
-4
-2
 chill °C
-15
-18
-20
-21
-26
-23
-20
-17
-15
-14
-7
-8
-16
-17
-16
-12
Freezing level m
600
1100
950
800
0
0
650
850
900
950
2550
1400
1750
1300
1150
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the S by Sat 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
4 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.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
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.