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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
1400
1250
1200
700
750
750
850
4500
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
30
SSE
50
SSW
60
S
55
SW
75
SSW
70
SW
65
SW
65
SW
25
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
0
3
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
min °C
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
1
2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-4
-2
-4
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-9
-5
-6
-10
-13
-14
-15
-15
-13
-13
Freezing level m
1300
1600
1300
1300
1400
1150
1200
1400
1450
3150
2500
1850
1050
1050
950
850
1000
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10
7:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S 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.
2 hours 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.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 230 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
2.0 km

* 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.