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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
800
750
700
1200
700
700
700
750
700
750
750
750
750
km/h
55
S
45
S
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
55
SW
35
W
20
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
W
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
5
3
1
1
—
2
6
1
—
7
—
—
2
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
0
-2
-2
0
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-10
-8
-7
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-14
Freezing level m
1500
1300
1450
1200
1050
1150
1550
1400
1250
1250
1050
900
950
650
650
650
500
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Sunrise
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the S by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Wed 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.
42 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
42 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
10°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 240).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
42 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.