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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
800
2000
750
700
700
750
700
750
750
750
5100
4200
750
750
km/h
25
NNE
5
E
15
SW
20
SW
40
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
40
NNW
50
N
25
NE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
8
2
—
9
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-5
-4
-1
1
-6
-13
-5
-7
-10
-14
-14
-12
-8
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-10
-11
-5
-3
0
-13
-13
-11
-9
-12
-14
-15
-13
-11
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-19
-16
-11
-9
-7
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-18
-16
-13
-14
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-11-10-9-16-19-17-17-18-21-20-18-16-15-14-14-16-13-10-8-6-15-19-14-15-17-19-19-18-15-13-13-12-10-8-5-21-10-13-8-8-11-14-15-13-10-8-8-7
Sunrise
—
—
9:32
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
—
—
Sunset
4:16
—
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:05
—
—
4:01
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun morning). 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
5
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 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.