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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1300
1850
1800
1700
2000
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
ESE
20
ENE
60
NE
45
NNE
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
2
2
1
—
1
—
6
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
2
—
3
11
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
2
2
-2
2
2
2
1
min °C
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
0
-3
0
2
1
-1
 chill °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-2
-2
-7
-4
-6
-6
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
50
350
750
800
250
700
850
800
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
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—
5:07
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
46 minutes ago
1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 129).
11
192 km SSW
124m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.