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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
6250
700
700
1350
800
1550
750
750
800
km/h
5
SE
10
E
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
SE
40
SE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
NE
10
WSW
30
WSW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
1
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
1.3
—
0.6
—
—
—
0.5
0.9
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
max °C
-1
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
7
8
7
2
0
0
1
-1
1
3
min °C
-2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
7
2
1
0
-1
0
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
2
-3
-5
-6
-5
-3
-5
-6
-7
Freezing level m
100
450
650
700
850
700
650
800
1100
2050
1800
700
500
400
650
400
600
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-4-4-6-7-5-30-3-8-9-9-8-9-9-8-7-5-4-3-3-5-5-4-22-2-5-6-6-6-7-6-5-2022212248520-11-111
Sunrise
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE 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.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
23 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6

* 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.