– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W
Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast
Iceland · IcelandIssued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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3 Bárðarbunga Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 800 | 4950 | 700 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 1650 | 750 | 750 | 1300 | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
mm | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1.3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
min °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -7 |
chill °C | -4 | -3 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -10 |
Freezing level m | 850 | 950 | 1300 | 2100 | 900 | 900 | 1200 | 750 | 1050 | 1200 | 950 | 700 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).
Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):
Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Hofn | |||||
Skardsfjoruviti | |||||
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Egilsstadir Airport | | ||||
Gagnheidi | |||||
* 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.