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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
7300
800
800
800
800
800
5100
km/h
35
SSW
45
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
40
SW
15
SW
10
ENE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
S
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
1.5
1.9
1.6
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
5
4
4
4
4
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-8
-8
-3
-2
-2
0
min °C
4
4
4
4
4
2
-2
-4
-6
-3
-2
-7
-9
-8
-7
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
-4
-7
-10
-8
-6
-13
-15
-13
-11
-10
-8
-5
Freezing level m
1200
1200
1200
1100
1150
1000
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-4-4-6-8-10-10-8-7-10-13-13-10-8-7-5-2-2-3-2-2-4-7-9-10-7-6-10-14-13-9-8-7-5554443-2-4-5-3-2-5-9-8-5-3-2-1
Sunrise
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:32
—
—
Sunset
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:16
—
—
4:14
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed morning). 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 160).
34
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
213 km N
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.

* 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.