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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 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 morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S 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 afternoon, min -5°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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1250
750
1600
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
700
800
750
750
750
750
750
km/h
45
NNW
25
NNW
50
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
SSW
65
SSW
100
S
90
SSW
100
SSW
120
SW
110
SW
105
SW
90
SSW
80
SSW
65
SSW
45
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
5
2
1
—
—
—
15
2
8
11
4
1
2
3
5
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-11
-8
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
1
-5
-3
-2
-1
1
1
0
-1
-2
min °C
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
-5
-3
-1
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
0
0
0
-2
-2
 chill °C
-24
-21
-20
-18
-15
-15
-11
-10
-14
-17
-18
-18
-17
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
600
850
850
950
750
1200
2300
1100
950
1450
1050
2000
2150
1950
1700
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S 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 afternoon, min -5°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.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
light snow
No report.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
59 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
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 240 to 020 degs)
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
180 km SW
101m alt.
49 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 333).
55

* 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.