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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
700
700
750
1350
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
1200
1200
1250
km/h
70
SSW
100
S
90
SSW
95
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
60
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SE
15
E
5
E
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
19
2
16
27
5
2
12
4
5
2
1
3
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-7
-3
-5
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-11
min °C
0
-6
-7
-6
-8
-9
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-12
 chill °C
-9
-19
-20
-19
-22
-23
-18
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
-11
-13
-17
-21
Freezing level m
1200
2100
800
950
1150
650
950
1000
900
800
450
450
450
350
400
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-3-7-5-7-9-7-6-6-7-9-7-7-8-8-9-12-1-1-4-3-4-6-4-4-4-5-7-6-6-6-6-7-105624313332-10-1-1-1-2-5
Sunrise
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
42 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
139 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
148 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
149 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
156 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 169).
- km

* 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.