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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
5600
700
700
1250
1200
1200
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
1250
750
800
800
800
km/h
15
WSW
15
SSW
75
SE
55
SSW
40
SSW
5
NE
20
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
70
S
95
SSE
75
SW
70
WNW
65
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
—
4
2
1
3
14
23
23
7
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-3
0
-4
-4
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
0
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
0
-5
-7
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-4
 chill °C
-11
-8
-11
-15
-13
-12
-14
-16
-17
-9
-18
-18
-24
-22
-18
-15
-14
-12
Freezing level m
950
1250
950
1200
1150
900
750
900
850
2000
1400
1000
650
550
800
750
900
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-5-5-7-7-7-50-5-6-9-9-7-6-5-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-4-4-32-2-3-6-6-5-4-4-2455542232853011335
Sunrise
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
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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 -2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW 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.
51 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 133).
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.