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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
700
700
650
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
800
750
1750
700
km/h
45
SSW
45
WSW
25
W
20
ENE
15
N
20
N
5
N
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
E
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
20
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
2
—
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
 chill °C
-9
-10
-9
-11
-10
-12
-7
-11
-9
-10
-10
-6
-9
-14
-11
-9
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1150
850
800
750
400
400
800
100
0
550
0
450
950
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.