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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
650
1200
1200
km/h
100
S
90
SW
95
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
65
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
40
S
25
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
NE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
21
2
17
25
4
4
6
5
12
17
1
—
1
—
3
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-6
-3
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-6
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-9
 chill °C
-19
-20
-19
-22
-21
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-11
-10
-12
-12
-13
-9
Freezing level m
2000
850
950
1150
700
1000
1100
1000
1100
1150
1200
1250
1150
1200
1100
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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—
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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
52 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
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 255).
32
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 169).
50
SHIP10650
183 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.