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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
5000
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
700
km/h
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
75
SSW
105
S
85
SSW
95
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
70
SSW
45
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
15
2
16
17
6
7
8
2
1
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
1
-5
-4
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-7
-5
-6
-2
0
-5
-5
-6
-10
-8
-6
-6
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-18
-15
-16
-10
-10
-17
-17
-19
-25
-21
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-16
-15
-17
Freezing level m
850
850
950
850
1300
2000
1000
950
700
750
1100
1000
700
550
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-5-20-2-5-5-8-8-6-6-8-9-11-11-11-12-4-4-4-3-1-1-4-2-4-5-3-4-6-6-9-9-10-1132335635334310-4-4-4-5
Sunrise
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 280 to 020 degs)
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 292).
11
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.