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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
1200
700
750
750
1550
750
750
4450
700
1300
1250
1250
1400
1250
700
km/h
15
SSE
5
WSW
5
N
15
NE
10
E
10
S
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
35
SSW
15
S
0
SSE
10
SW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
1.5
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—
0.1
—
0.4
0.3
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—
1
1
0.8
0.1
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max °C
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
min °C
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
2
4
4
2
2
1
-2
 chill °C
0
2
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-1
-2
0
2
-3
-6
Freezing level m
1100
950
900
700
600
900
800
700
900
950
1300
1200
950
800
850
600
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Sunrise
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7:43
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7:46
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7:48
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7:52
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7:54
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Sunset
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6:09
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6:06
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6:02
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5:59
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5:54
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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
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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.
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.
4 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
0
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.