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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 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 Wed night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW 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
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
750
800
800
1450
750
750
750
km/h
45
SSE
30
SSE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
65
S
75
SSW
60
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
7
4
2
1
2
2
 mm
1.8
1.5
0.4
0.3
max °C
1
3
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
4
6
3
2
min °C
0
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
3
2
-3
 chill °C
-8
-2
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-6
-13
Freezing level m
1600
2250
1600
1350
1350
1150
1300
1500
1350
1300
1300
1250
1150
1400
2850
3150
2450
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 Wed night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW 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
light rain
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 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.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
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.
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
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain.
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 117).
55

* 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.