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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
850
900
850
800
800
850
850
800
800
800
900
800
5550
3800
850
750
km/h
45
SSW
35
S
45
S
60
SSW
55
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
35
SW
65
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
0.7
5
1.9
—
—
—
—
1.2
0.4
3
—
—
—
—
0.6
13
max °C
8
6
6
7
6
2
1
2
7
7
6
6
1
-1
0
0
4
4
min °C
7
5
5
7
2
0
0
2
2
6
5
4
-1
-2
-1
0
3
4
 chill °C
2
-1
-1
1
-4
-6
-5
-2
-2
1
-1
-1
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1900
1400
1300
1850
1500
650
500
850
1050
1650
1350
1450
700
250
400
400
1000
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-2-1-4-6-6-4-2-2-3-4-7-8-7-6-5-41-1-11-2-6-6-3-11-2-1-6-7-6-5-3-28667411257650-2-1044
Sunrise
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:06
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
Sunset
—
4:45
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
38 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 141).
19
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).

* 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.