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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
700
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
750
700
700
750
800
800
800
km/h
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
5
NNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SSE
45
SE
40
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
5
SE
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
2
1
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.9
—
1.7
—
—
—
5
5
4
—
0.8
—
—
max °C
0
-1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
8
7
8
2
3
1
2
min °C
-2
-3
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
4
7
3
0
2
0
0
 chill °C
-2
-6
-4
-4
-4
-1
-3
-4
-7
0
2
-3
-5
-4
-5
-5
Freezing level m
550
0
450
650
700
1000
600
800
550
1700
1700
2150
500
800
650
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-5-4-5-7-7-6-2-1-3-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-4-3-3-5-4-502-1-5-4-5-4-1-212231216761311
Sunrise
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
54 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 271).
5
192 km SSW
124m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours 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.