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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
snow showers
heavy rain
rain showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
700
700
700
1300
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1300
750
800
800
850
850
4250
6400
km/h
25
S
35
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
45
ESE
40
SE
45
WSW
25
NW
10
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
0.4
0.2
—
6
—
18
8
3
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
4
3
4
1
6
4
3
-4
-1
2
2
2
2
5
6
5
min °C
4
4
3
2
2
0
3
2
-6
-5
-3
1
1
2
2
2
5
4
 chill °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-15
-12
-7
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
2
0
Freezing level m
1350
1100
950
900
1050
550
950
1100
450
0
50
750
700
850
850
950
1900
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-6-7-7-3-6-10-12-10-8-7-6-4-301-2-3-3-4-4-5-1-3-7-10-8-5-5-4-4-21154433153-2-5-22222465
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 38mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 120).
1.7 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (22 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
32 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (21 kph from 360 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.