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Bardarbunga Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
650
650
1200
1200
700
750
700
750
700
700
700
700
700
1350
700
700
700
km/h
60
SE
90
ESE
80
SSE
75
S
60
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
45
WSW
40
SSW
60
SSW
75
WSW
35
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
20
SW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
18
9
3
9
3
2
2
1
4
13
1
—
14
2
3
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
min °C
0
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-6
-8
 chill °C
-9
-13
-13
-13
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-15
-12
-8
-12
-13
-13
-12
Freezing level m
2200
1650
1800
1550
1150
1150
1200
1050
1200
1750
1350
1150
1250
1050
850
1050
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-2-2-4-4-3-5-7-6-764432110342120-10-21211111097879109886675
Sunrise
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
Sunset
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

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
98 km S
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 210 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 120).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
54 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
13°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 72).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
38 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 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.