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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1300
1350
1700
1400
1600
1750
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
1550
1200
km/h
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
NE
40
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
3
2
—
—
—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
1
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
1
1
1
min °C
-1
-3
0
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
0
-1
 chill °C
-4
-7
-4
-7
-8
-7
-9
-9
-7
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-6
-4
-8
Freezing level m
450
200
400
200
0
0
0
0
150
50
100
0
50
0
50
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
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—
Sunset
5:27
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5:23
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5:20
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5:16
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5:13
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5:09
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue 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
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
54 minutes 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.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 175).
14
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours 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.