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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1150
1300
1250
750
1400
800
800
800
6550
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
75
ESE
20
WNW
50
NNW
25
NNW
50
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SSW
55
SSW
105
S
90
SSW
100
SSW
105
SW
120
SW
105
SW
80
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
13
1
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
12
3
2
15
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-11
-12
-8
-6
-5
-3
-1
-1
0
-5
-3
1
2
2
2
min °C
-6
-11
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
-5
-2
-1
-4
-6
-4
0
2
2
2
 chill °C
-18
-22
-25
-21
-19
-18
-15
-14
-10
-10
-16
-19
-16
-10
-8
-8
-7
Freezing level m
1050
750
0
0
650
850
850
950
950
1250
2100
1050
950
2600
2500
2600
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-9-12-12-9-7-5-4-2-1-2-6-41222-3-7-11-11-6-4-4-4-2-20-4-323333-1-6-6-1233356337999
Sunrise
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Sun 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
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
37 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (33 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
37 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
37 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
8°C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 070 to 190 degs)
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
28 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 62).
40
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
37 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
37 minutes ago
7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).

* 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.