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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
700
1350
700
700
700
1350
1300
750
1350
1650
1300
1150
km/h
55
SW
35
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
55
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
1
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
16
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
6
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
0
min °C
1
1
3
1
-1
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-5
-4
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-7
-6
0
-2
-4
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-10
-8
-5
-8
-6
-5
-8
Freezing level m
600
750
1450
800
650
100
0
400
200
50
350
250
0
550
0
100
350
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-4-7-9-10-10-9-9-9-10-12-11-10-11-10-8-9-6-5-2-5-6-9-8-7-7-8-7-9-9-6-8-7-6-712520-3-2-1-2-3-2-4-3-1-3-2-1-1
Sunrise
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
Sunset
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sat 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.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(26 kph at 200).
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.
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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 199).
37
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: 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.