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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
1300
700
750
800
750
700
700
700
650
1150
1250
1250
750
km/h
25
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
35
SE
55
SE
40
SE
50
ESE
55
SE
100
ESE
70
SSE
60
S
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
—
—
—
14
15
9
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
9
1.6
0.8
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
-1
-2
-5
-4
-4
-6
-3
-3
-3
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
-2
 chill °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-10
-8
-7
-10
Freezing level m
1350
1300
700
800
1050
550
950
1150
1250
1500
1900
2100
2900
2150
1500
1750
1650
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-6-6-7-6-6-5-3-112-1-3-2-3-4-1-2-4-4-4-5-3-3-202322111-1553332444688887776
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
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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 -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the ESE 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.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
7 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
6 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 82).
11
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
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* 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.