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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
750
750
750
700
650
600
1200
700
750
800
800
750
750
750
750
km/h
5
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
55
SE
80
SSE
65
SSE
75
SE
55
ESE
110
SE
85
SSE
85
S
45
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
55
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
10
1
—
2
27
10
9
5
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-1
2
1
2
2
-2
-2
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
0
0
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-3
0
1
2
0
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
-5
-6
-4
-2
0
 chill °C
-5
-11
-13
-13
-10
-8
-7
-9
-15
-16
-18
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-8
Freezing level m
1150
1150
1050
1300
2050
2400
3000
2600
1550
1700
1100
1150
1050
1200
1050
1100
1400
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-21121-3-3-6-5-6-5-6-4-1011136555431011113588710121112111197788781011
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
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—
6:37
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—
6:35
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—
6:30
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bardarbunga at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Bardarbunga. 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 46).
6
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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.