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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1200
1150
1300
1250
750
1450
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
km/h
60
ESE
55
ESE
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
S
30
S
65
SSE
60
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
75
SW
65
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
15
5
5
—
—
—
0.3
0.5
0.2
—
—
11
5
1.3
13
0.8
0.7
—
max °C
4
3
2
-6
-6
2
3
3
3
3
5
7
4
3
9
9
9
8
min °C
3
2
-3
-7
-6
-3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
5
9
9
6
 chill °C
-5
-4
-9
-13
-11
-9
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-5
-2
3
4
0
Freezing level m
950
1050
900
0
0
600
800
900
950
1200
1300
1900
1200
950
3150
3250
2900
3500
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Sunrise
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:14
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:37
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—
5:34
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

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.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 120).
2.3 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
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.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
3.5 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 65).
42
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).

* 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.