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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
750
800
800
800
6500
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
750
1300
700
km/h
40
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
SSW
70
SSW
105
S
90
SSW
100
SSW
105
SW
85
SW
75
SSW
55
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
15
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
—
—
—
14
2
18
19
4
4
9
1
1
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
0
-5
-3
-6
-7
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-10
-7
-6
-6
-2
0
-5
-5
-6
-9
-8
-6
-9
-10
-9
-9
 chill °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-10
-9
-17
-18
-19
-24
-22
-18
-19
-20
-17
-14
Freezing level m
0
850
850
900
850
1300
2150
1100
950
700
750
1150
850
550
700
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue 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.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
49 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
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
30 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
49 minutes 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.