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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
1450
750
750
2350
4600
700
700
700
650
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
km/h
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
45
SE
30
SSW
35
S
20
E
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
ENE
10
NE
0
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
1.3
0.7
0.2
5
6
6
3
—
—
—
max °C
1
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
-2
-2
-2
min °C
0
1
2
0
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
-3
-2
-2
-4
 chill °C
-3
-2
-1
-4
0
0
-4
-1
-1
-2
-1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-9
Freezing level m
500
700
900
500
850
1250
1050
1150
1100
1100
850
850
800
250
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-7-5-3-4-6-5-6-7-7-9-10-10-11-5-4-4-5-3-2-2-3-2-3-4-4-6-8-8-91231343443330-2-2-3
Sunrise
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.