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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
850
850
1050
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
km/h
35
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
50
SW
60
SSW
75
SSW
55
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
1.3
0.5
0.8
8
2
—
0.2
1.4
0.5
3
4
—
—
max °C
2
1
1
7
6
5
6
5
-1
3
5
4
5
4
2
2
min °C
1
0
0
2
6
5
5
3
-1
-2
5
4
4
3
1
0
 chill °C
-6
-5
-4
-2
1
-1
-1
-3
-8
-9
-1
-3
-4
-3
-5
0
Freezing level m
650
650
600
1350
1450
1350
1300
1250
400
450
1350
1150
1200
1150
800
800
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Sunrise
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9:06
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9:08
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9:11
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9:15
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9:18
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Sunset
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4:39
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4:37
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4:32
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4:30
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4:27
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
2°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 249).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 161).
5
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.