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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
750
5650
700
700
1500
1350
750
750
1550
1450
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
km/h
25
S
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
ESE
70
ENE
75
N
45
NNW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
16
7
5
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-9
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-18
-18
-15
-14
-15
-16
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-24
-25
-23
-22
Freezing level m
550
0
0
400
400
0
550
0
0
50
0
0
350
250
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-9-8-8-9-9-12-13-12-12-11-9-10-11-11-11-7-8-8-7-6-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-7-8-9-10-11-1-4-3-1-1-2-2-5-4-4-3-2-1-2-4-4-7
Sunrise
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
Sunset
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm 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.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
56 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
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes ago
4°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
193 km SSW
124m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
195 km SW
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.