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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
700
750
1400
650
1200
km/h
30
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
5
S
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
SE
50
SE
30
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
90
SE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
3
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
6
4
—
—
15
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.4
1.3
—
max °C
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
2
2
min °C
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
1
1
2
1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-5
-7
-5
-9
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1000
1150
950
950
1000
800
800
1050
950
1300
1600
1900
2700
2100
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
7:00
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
29 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 316).
24

* 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.