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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
750
750
750
750
800
750
800
750
800
800
850
800
km/h
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
5
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
20
SW
35
SW
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
0.9
0.5
5
—
—
1.2
—
—
—
—
0.6
3
max °C
2
1
1
7
8
8
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
7
9
min °C
1
1
-1
1
7
6
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
4
8
 chill °C
-4
-3
-1
-2
3
2
-4
-5
-6
-4
-7
-6
-8
-4
-2
3
Freezing level m
700
700
600
1050
2100
2250
1050
700
700
800
600
650
550
700
1050
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-201-6-8-8-8-10-9-8-6-31-4-4-6-122-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-132104873212111269
Sunrise
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours 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
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 120 to 300 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 293).
37
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).

* 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.