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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
1900
750
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
5700
4200
5650
2200
km/h
55
N
45
N
20
NW
25
W
35
W
55
W
55
W
40
WNW
45
NNE
60
NNE
30
N
20
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
3
14
1
—
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-10
-10
-9
-8
-12
-19
-16
-16
-18
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-11
-11
-9
-16
-20
-19
-17
-19
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
 chill °C
-31
-30
-25
-21
-21
-22
-30
-34
-31
-31
-31
-30
-27
-26
-24
-22
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-13-11-10-9-14-20-18-17-19-20-19-18-17-16-15-15-16-17-12-10-8-6-13-19-16-15-17-18-18-17-16-14-14-13-10-11-8-4-31-8-14-10-9-11-13-14-13-11-9-10-8
Sunrise
9:29
—
—
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
—
4:16
—
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
74
Gales from the NNW
(74 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
32 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6

* 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.