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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
750
750
800
800
750
750
800
km/h
45
SSE
35
SSE
5
N
15
N
5
NE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
20
SSE
30
S
65
SSW
60
SSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
5
5
1
 mm
1.9
4
0.2
max °C
1
2
1
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
5
3
2
min °C
0
2
0
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
2
1
 chill °C
-8
-4
-2
-5
-2
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1600
2200
1600
1250
1300
800
1300
1350
1300
1300
1350
1250
1300
1500
1450
3000
2850
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-3-4-4-5-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-2-132-1121-1-2-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-114327865536555556661088
Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
Sunset
7:32
7:29
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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
9°C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 350).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 159).
16

* 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.