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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
1000
5750
800
800
800
800
800
850
km/h
25
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
70
SSW
60
SSW
90
SSW
85
SSW
55
SW
40
SW
55
SW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
2
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-10
-8
-4
-2
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-7
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-18
-19
-22
-22
-22
-17
-13
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-9
-8
-9
Freezing level m
600
750
600
550
500
500
1250
1950
1500
1500
1450
1750
1800
1350
1650
2000
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-10-9-6-3-1-1-1-10-1-2-10-1-6-6-6-6-7-4-1200011023201101268667776798
Sunrise
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
Sunset
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
45 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
45 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
14
193 km SSW
124m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.