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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
2000
700
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
km/h
100
SSW
95
SW
80
SW
65
SSW
60
S
40
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
5
W
10
NNW
25
W
10
N
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Snowflake cm
16
28
5
2
13
4
9
9
—
1
1
2
—
6
3
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-9
-5
-2
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-6
-9
-10
-7
-5
-6
-6
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-19
-23
-24
-19
-14
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-12
-7
-13
-14
-18
-15
Freezing level m
950
1100
650
800
1500
850
850
550
250
550
300
750
900
300
250
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
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—
5:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). 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.
57 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
52
Near gales from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(52 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
57 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
57 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 236).
35
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 210).
43
193 km SSW
124m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: 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.