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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
1400
750
750
2050
2750
700
1350
1250
700
1250
700
700
1200
1200
700
km/h
5
W
5
N
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
10
S
10
SE
40
SE
15
S
35
SSW
25
S
15
S
20
SW
10
SSE
20
NNE
15
WNW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.7
0.4
—
—
1.2
0.5
1
1.7
—
2
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
0
min °C
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
-2
0
1
-1
 chill °C
1
0
-2
1
-2
-3
0
0
-4
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-6
-6
-3
-6
Freezing level m
900
950
700
950
950
850
800
1050
1000
1350
1200
1050
750
1000
350
500
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-7-6-6-6-5-4-3-4-5-6-7-7-9-9-9-10-3-4-4-3-4-4-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-4-6-6-6-743233233354323011-1
Sunrise
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
Sunset
—
6:09
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—
6:06
—
—
6:02
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—
5:59
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—
5:54
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—
5:52
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATC344E64N
141 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 321).
- km
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.