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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
750
650
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
1400
1500
1500
1500
900
km/h
25
SW
30
S
40
S
35
SW
45
WSW
20
WNW
15
ENE
5
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
1
9
14
4
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
6
7
6
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
-3
-1
0
1
min °C
3
4
7
5
4
2
1
1
1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-1
-1
2
-1
-2
0
-3
-1
-3
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1750
1350
1150
1050
750
700
700
500
300
550
0
0
450
0
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Sunrise
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7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
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Sunset
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—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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—
6:23
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—
6:20
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6:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.