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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), mostly on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
750
2050
700
1250
700
700
1200
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
750
750
km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
50
SE
25
SSW
35
S
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSE
40
E
30
SSE
50
WSW
55
NW
15
W
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
1
—
—
 mm
0.7
—
—
—
1.7
3
0.2
2
4
1.5
—
18
20
0.4
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
6
7
3
-5
-3
2
min °C
2
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
3
2
-3
-5
-4
0
 chill °C
-2
-4
0
1
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
-4
-3
-3
-13
-16
-10
-6
Freezing level m
950
600
900
1250
1000
1300
1150
1050
1000
950
700
900
1650
700
0
0
800
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Sunrise
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 40mm), mostly on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 500 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 277).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
180 km SW
101m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 159).
3

* 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.