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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
750
700
700
750
800
850
750
800
850
800
km/h
55
ENE
40
E
10
ENE
30
NW
20
WNW
25
W
15
SSW
60
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
15
WSW
35
SSW
30
SW
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
3
1
1
1
—
—
—
2
1
—
3
16
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-1
0
0
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-4
min °C
-8
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
0
-3
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-20
-13
-11
-12
-13
-12
-9
-9
-12
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
Freezing level m
650
600
850
700
650
650
750
1950
1900
550
300
750
750
500
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-5-5-6-5-30-2-8-9-8-8-9-9-6-4-3-4-4-4-5-221-5-6-5-5-6-6-42221114871021102
Sunrise
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sun 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.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
43 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
5°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
43 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 319).
27
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.