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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 49mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
700
1200
5950
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
700
1750
700
650
700
km/h
15
NE
25
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
N
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SE
40
SE
60
SSE
20
SSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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2
2
3
—
—
3
1
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
7
24
9
max °C
0
0
0
-1
-2
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
7
7
8
7
min °C
-3
0
0
-4
-4
-1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
7
7
-1
 chill °C
-7
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
1
-2
-2
2
2
-7
Freezing level m
150
550
500
350
0
400
500
450
800
650
650
750
1200
1700
2050
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 49mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
25 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
6
180 km SW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 327).
26
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
212 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.2 km
Low: overcast

* 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.