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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 54mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
750
1350
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
800
km/h
65
SSW
60
S
65
SSW
55
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
NNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
1.9
17
22
—
2
7
3
—
1
1.2
0.5
1.1
2
2
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
5
1
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
-1
-2
-2
-2
min °C
2
3
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
-3
-2
-4
-4
 chill °C
-6
-5
-7
-7
-4
0
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-4
-9
-7
-9
-8
Freezing level m
850
950
1200
700
850
1200
950
750
750
850
850
850
1000
1000
150
200
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-7-9-5-5-6-7-7-6-6-6-5-7-9-10-10-10-4-2-3-5-3-2-4-5-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-8-9-824313432222332-2-2-3-3
Sunrise
8:10
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—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 54mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
48 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
48 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
48 minutes 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
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
48 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
22 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 196).
45
192 km SSW
124m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.