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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1250
750
1550
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
45
NNW
20
NNW
40
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
60
SSW
110
SSW
85
SSW
100
SSW
125
SW
120
SW
110
SW
85
SSW
80
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
3
2
1
—
—
—
15
—
8
11
2
—
2
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-7
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
1
-3
-2
-2
1
1
1
0
0
-2
min °C
-11
-12
-10
-7
-6
-5
-2
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
0
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-23
-20
-19
-18
-17
-15
-10
-9
-13
-14
-15
-16
-13
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
600
850
850
950
1000
1250
2350
1200
1000
1400
1650
2200
2150
1900
1900
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-9-7-6-4-20-1-3-3-30110-1-2-10-11-6-4-4-4-3-11-2-20132110-5-60324357446798877
Sunrise
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
5:47
—
—
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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light snow
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
144 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
148 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC344E64N
157 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 27).
- km

* 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.