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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1350
700
700
1150
1150
1250
1250
750
750
750
800
850
800
750
750
750
800
km/h
0
SSW
5
W
15
S
50
ESE
30
SE
30
WSW
20
NW
15
WNW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
S
35
S
40
S
50
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
2
1.5
20
7
3
—
—
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
—
—
11
3
1.2
0.1
max °C
3
4
2
6
3
2
-5
-4
2
2
2
3
4
5
7
5
6
10
min °C
1
3
-1
4
1
-4
-6
-4
1
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
6
5
 chill °C
1
-1
-5
-3
-2
-11
-13
-10
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-3
1
-1
Freezing level m
750
1050
350
1150
900
550
0
0
700
800
850
1000
1500
1400
2400
1200
1350
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-3-7-10-12-11-8-6-6-400-2-5-23-4-4-6-1-4-7-11-9-5-4-4-30-10-2-1224152-1-6-42223456568
Sunrise
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
Sunset
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
hy2b345E64N
166 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
- km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 123).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
0.0 km

* 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.