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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), mostly on Tue morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1450
1700
1550
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
km/h
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
40
NE
65
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
8
12
4
3
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
0
0
-1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
-2
 chill °C
-9
-9
-7
-9
-9
-8
-9
-7
-4
-1
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
200
300
350
550
750
1000
850
900
850
800
650
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-12-11-10-10-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-8-8-10-10-10-9-9-7-7-6-5-4-3-4-3-4-5-5-5-6-4-4-4-4-4-2-1-1133332211-1
Sunrise
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
Sunset
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), mostly on Tue morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed 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.
37 minutes ago
4°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
37 minutes ago
4°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
120 km NW
120m alt.
4 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
37 minutes ago
-9°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
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
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
19 minutes ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0

* 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.