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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
700
1300
700
700
1500
700
700
1150
1200
1300
750
800
800
800
850
km/h
10
SE
40
SE
25
S
30
S
5
SE
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSE
25
E
10
N
55
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
15
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
1.3
2
0.2
—
1.6
1.4
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.3
—
max °C
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
1
3
1
-1
-2
-2
1
2
2
1
min °C
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
0
2
0
-5
-4
-3
-2
1
2
-1
 chill °C
0
-4
-2
-2
2
0
-3
-5
-3
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1150
850
1350
1150
900
800
1050
500
800
700
150
0
250
300
600
850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-5-6-7-7-7-5-8-11-11-10-9-7-6-5-2-2-2-3-4-4-4-5-3-6-9-8-8-6-5-5-44454333131-3-3-3-1220
Sunrise
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
Sunset
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 84).
37
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.