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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
1200
1150
1300
1250
750
1400
750
800
800
6600
750
750
800
850
km/h
0
WNW
15
SSW
60
E
50
ESE
15
WSW
20
NW
15
WNW
45
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
55
S
55
SSW
50
WSW
40
SW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
2
15
7
6
—
—
0.6
0.8
0.3
0.1
—
—
11
5
2
0.2
max °C
3
2
6
3
2
-5
-4
2
3
3
3
3
4
7
5
5
10
min °C
3
1
3
2
-2
-6
-6
0
2
3
1
2
4
4
5
5
5
 chill °C
3
-3
-5
-3
-7
-14
-12
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1000
650
1000
1000
800
0
0
650
850
900
950
1050
1400
1800
1250
1200
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the E by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
1 hour 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
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 169).
6
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
rain showers
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.