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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
850
800
800
800
850
800
850
950
900
800
800
800
850
2200
800
km/h
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
55
S
55
SSW
20
SW
15
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.7
0.4
1.2
—
—
1.1
0.6
5
—
—
0.2
2
max °C
2
1
0
0
4
5
8
6
6
7
7
7
2
3
8
9
min °C
-1
1
0
0
0
4
7
6
5
6
7
5
0
2
7
7
 chill °C
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-2
2
0
-1
1
1
0
-5
-2
3
2
Freezing level m
700
600
550
550
500
1250
1950
1600
1550
1500
1900
1750
450
1000
1900
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-9-6-3-1-1-2-10-2-5-30-1-6-6-6-6-4-220-1110-4-2311100258667761388
Sunrise
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8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
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4:39
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 219).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 0).
21
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.