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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
700
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
850
km/h
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSW
50
WSW
20
W
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.9
1.8
1.4
0.7
6
15
6
0.2
—
—
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
4
5
7
6
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-1
min °C
4
4
2
4
7
5
4
1
-1
1
2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
0
-3
-2
-4
-1
1
-3
-2
-4
-5
-4
-2
-5
Freezing level m
1250
1150
1150
1150
1700
1450
1100
800
600
650
800
150
150
550
250
350
400
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-6-4-1-4-4-6-7-8-8-10-9-9-10-10-10-9-2-2-3-21-1-2-5-6-5-5-7-7-6-7-7-7-754357642122-2-1-1-2-1-2-2
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
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Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
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—
6:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
27 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 166).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.