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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
750
1500
800
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
km/h
30
NE
15
NNE
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SSW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
1.1
0.7
1.9
—
—
—
—
—
1.5
1.9
2
5
max °C
2
2
2
1
1
7
8
8
2
2
2
2
0
1
4
5
7
8
min °C
1
1
1
1
0
1
7
5
0
-1
1
1
0
1
0
4
5
8
 chill °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
0
-2
2
1
-3
-6
-4
-3
-7
-6
-8
-3
-1
2
Freezing level m
700
800
650
700
700
1050
2000
2300
850
350
800
750
500
600
750
1250
1350
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:50
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 0).
19
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.