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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
650
1200
1200
1250
1200
700
650
700
700
km/h
40
SSE
55
SSW
60
S
45
SSW
70
SW
60
SW
50
SW
55
SW
25
S
65
SE
45
SSE
30
S
45
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
3
4
2
1
2
6
1
13
6
3
4
2
2
 mm
0.7
0.2
max °C
5
2
1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
min °C
0
1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-7
 chill °C
-8
-7
-10
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-11
-10
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-6
-8
-13
Freezing level m
2950
2000
1500
1200
1050
950
900
950
1200
1200
1450
1400
1450
1400
1200
1150
1100
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-3-6-6-7-6-6-5-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-6-8320-3-3-4-4-4-30-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-6886443335666665440
Sunrise
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
Sunset
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 1500 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours 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
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 150 degs)
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 98).
23

* 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.