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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
5950
km/h
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
65
SSW
60
SW
50
SW
25
WSW
10
NNE
5
E
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
3
0.5
4
1.7
1.7
2
0.6
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
min °C
5
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-1
1
0
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
-4
-7
-7
-9
-8
-4
-2
Freezing level m
1300
1400
1200
1350
1300
1200
1150
1200
1300
750
0
0
0
0
250
550
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Sunrise
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9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
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—
Sunset
—
—
4:32
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
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—
4:23
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4:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
8°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
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
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 272).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 292).
8
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 200).

* 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.