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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 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 -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
750
800
700
700
700
700
750
700
700
1200
1450
1400
5650
4500
km/h
100
SW
85
SW
65
SSW
50
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
S
20
SSW
10
S
15
SW
10
S
5
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
21
5
2
14
8
8
3
—
—
4
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-9
-5
-3
-5
-6
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-10
-10
-7
-5
-6
-7
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-25
-24
-19
-15
-16
-15
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-17
-19
-20
-18
-13
Freezing level m
1100
600
800
1450
900
800
450
0
400
200
200
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
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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 -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 270 degs)
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 222).
29
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: broken

* 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.