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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 47mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
700
700
2700
650
1200
1250
km/h
15
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SSE
40
SE
80
SSE
30
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
2
3
—
—
3
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.4
0.7
—
2
10
30
1.6
max °C
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
8
7
7
3
min °C
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
7
7
1
 chill °C
-9
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-7
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
-4
-4
2
0
-5
Freezing level m
0
0
100
200
350
300
0
450
550
600
750
850
750
750
900
1750
2050
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-11-10-9-10-9-7-6-4-5-5-6-6-3-1-1-8-9-10-9-8-7-8-7-5-4-3-4-4-4-5-112-5-4-5-3-2-1-3-311112214772
Sunrise
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
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—
5:02
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—
5:00
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 47mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSE by Thu 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
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.
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1.1 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 66).
16
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (21 kph from 286 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.