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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 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 -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
1250
700
700
750
700
700
1300
1350
1550
2000
2000
4050
2200
1650
1200
km/h
65
SSW
50
S
35
S
30
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
20
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
9
5
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-6
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-8
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
 chill °C
-20
-15
-16
-18
-19
-16
-15
-17
-17
-20
-20
-17
-17
-19
-20
-17
-17
Freezing level m
850
1350
850
650
0
0
200
0
150
300
0
0
200
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-7-9-10-10-10-11-9-11-13-12-12-13-12-11-10-4-2-4-6-9-9-8-9-7-8-11-9-9-11-9-8-93420-4-3-3-4-1-2-5-4-3-5-3-3-4
Sunrise
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
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—
5:16
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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 -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(22 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 221).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 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.