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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
700
700
1550
km/h
5
SE
15
E
10
E
15
NE
30
N
15
N
10
E
10
E
20
E
35
ENE
50
ENE
40
NE
25
NE
10
E
15
SW
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
3
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
0.1
0.1
7
4
6
2
1.2
—
19
max °C
-2
-3
-4
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
8
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
0
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
-1
1
 chill °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-1
-2
-1
-2
-5
-5
-3
0
-6
-3
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
450
550
800
600
1050
1000
900
900
800
850
700
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-10-8-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-6-8-3-10-10-9-8-6-5-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-4-6-1-4-4-4-2013243333205
Sunrise
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:02
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the SSE by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
0.0 km
130 km NNE
386m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
29 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
5
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
195 km SW
5m alt.
41 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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.