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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 64mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
5600
700
700
1250
1200
1200
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
1250
750
800
800
800
km/h
5
SSE
10
SE
50
SE
35
SSW
25
S
5
NE
10
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSW
45
W
40
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
1.4
1.8
0.1
3
1.6
0.8
4
26
24
13
—
—
1.1
—
0.2
—
max °C
4
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
8
6
4
1
2
2
3
3
6
min °C
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
7
4
1
-1
0
-1
2
3
3
 chill °C
1
1
-2
-2
0
1
-2
-4
-4
2
-3
-6
-9
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
Freezing level m
950
1250
950
1200
1150
900
750
900
850
2000
1400
1000
650
550
800
750
900
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-5-5-7-7-7-50-5-6-9-9-7-6-5-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-4-4-32-2-3-6-6-5-4-4-2455542232853011335
Sunrise
7:48
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—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
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Sunset
—
6:02
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—
5:59
—
—
5:54
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—
5:52
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—
5:47
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—
5:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 64mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
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
702m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
37 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 167 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.