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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
4650
5450
900
800
800
800
850
800
850
950
850
850
850
800
800
km/h
45
S
35
SSW
25
SW
50
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SSW
80
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
80
SSW
75
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
4
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-7
-4
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
 chill °C
-16
-18
-18
-20
-22
-22
-21
-16
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-13
-12
Freezing level m
1200
550
550
700
700
550
550
650
1250
1900
1850
1900
1500
1450
1350
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-9-9-10-10-8-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-3-5-6-5-6-6-7-4-221100-1130-11101358776668
Sunrise
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 140).
23
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.