– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W
Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast
Iceland · IcelandIssued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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3 Bárðarbunga Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sun afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 750 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 750 | 700 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 1300 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 700 | 700 | 1400 |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
mm | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | — | — | 13 | 1.9 | 15 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 |
min °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5 |
chill °C | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -9 | -8 |
Freezing level m | 850 | 850 | 900 | 850 | 1300 | 2050 | 950 | 950 | 750 | 650 | 1000 | 700 | 900 | 950 | 600 | 500 | 200 | 0 |
 | 8:03 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sun afternoon).
Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Hofn | |||||
Hjardarnes Horna |  | ||||
Skardsfjoruviti | |||||
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Egilsstadir Airport | | ||||
Gagnheidi | |||||
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* 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.