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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1900
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
1550
750
750
4900
3900
km/h
25
W
35
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
NNW
80
N
65
N
40
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
17
1
1
16
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-14
-17
-15
-18
-19
-20
-18
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-18
-18
-17
-19
-20
-21
-20
-17
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
 chill °C
-20
-20
-24
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-30
-29
-26
-26
-24
-20
-22
-20
-19
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-10-16-18-16-19-20-21-19-17-15-14-14-15-14-14-13-11-8-7-15-16-13-16-18-19-18-15-12-11-12-14-14-13-12-5-2-1-10-10-6-9-12-15-14-10-7-5-7-9-10-9-8
Sunrise
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:48
—
—
Sunset
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
—
—
3:59
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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 -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 8).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-

* 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.