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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
1300
700
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1300
800
800
800
850
4250
800
800
km/h
35
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
S
50
ESE
30
ESE
40
W
20
NW
10
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
50
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.6
0.2
0.1
3
—
21
7
6
—
—
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.2
—
—
0.8
max °C
4
3
3
3
2
6
4
3
-5
-3
2
2
3
3
3
4
7
min °C
3
3
3
3
0
3
2
-5
-7
-4
-2
2
2
2
3
4
5
 chill °C
-3
-3
2
1
-4
-4
-2
-12
-14
-7
-8
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1100
1000
950
1000
550
1000
1050
650
0
0
700
800
850
900
1100
1350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-2-7-9-12-11-9-6-6-5-2-11-3-3-4-4-50-4-7-11-10-6-4-4-4-2-104333153-1-6-40233346
Sunrise
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun 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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATC344E64N
133 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
148 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC342E63N
152 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
160 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 216).
- 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.