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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
2000
750
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
4950
5850
km/h
15
NNW
25
W
35
W
50
WSW
50
W
45
NW
65
N
60
N
30
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
3
16
1
—
14
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-9
-8
-13
-17
-16
-18
-19
-21
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-16
-11
-10
-10
-18
-18
-17
-18
-20
-21
-20
-17
-17
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-26
-20
-20
-23
-32
-32
-33
-34
-30
-29
-26
-24
-22
-25
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-11-10-9-16-18-17-18-20-21-19-17-17-15-14-14-13-11-8-6-15-17-13-15-17-20-18-15-15-14-13-14-8-5-20-10-11-6-9-11-15-14-10-10-9-8-9
Sunrise
—
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, gales from the N by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon 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.
37 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
192 km SSW
124m alt.
37 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.