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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
750
800
800
800
6500
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
750
1300
700
km/h
25
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
25
SW
20
S
45
S
60
S
70
SSW
70
S
70
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
—
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
1.3
0.7
0.3
—
—
24
2
19
4
1.7
4
6
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
2
3
4
5
8
4
6
4
3
4
3
1
1
0
min °C
-3
2
2
2
1
5
3
2
3
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
 chill °C
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-1
-5
-6
-5
-8
-6
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
Freezing level m
0
850
850
900
850
1300
2150
1100
950
700
750
1150
850
550
700
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-5-20-3-5-5-8-8-6-8-10-9-9-7-4-4-4-3-1-1-3-2-4-4-3-5-6-6-6-1223356353342110
Sunrise
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8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

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
7°C
clear
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 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.