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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
1250
700
700
750
700
700
1300
1350
1550
2000
2000
4050
2200
1650
1200
km/h
40
S
25
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
25
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
0
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.4
9
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
2
1
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
-4
-2
-2
-5
-3
-3
-3
min °C
2
3
2
-1
-5
-4
-3
-5
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-5
-1
-1
-3
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-9
-8
-7
-9
-7
-7
-10
Freezing level m
850
1350
850
650
0
0
200
0
150
300
0
0
200
0
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-7-9-10-10-10-11-9-11-13-12-12-13-12-11-10-4-2-4-6-9-9-8-9-7-8-11-9-9-11-9-8-93420-4-3-3-4-1-2-5-4-3-5-3-3-4
Sunrise
—
—
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: Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). 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.
40 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
40 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
40 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
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(22 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
23 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
40 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
180 km SW
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 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.