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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
750
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
km/h
45
SSE
60
SSW
60
S
40
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
50
SW
50
SW
20
SSE
65
SE
45
SE
30
SSE
50
SW
40
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
2
7
5
14
4
2
4
 mm
0.3
max °C
5
1
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-5
-6
-8
min °C
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-6
-7
-10
 chill °C
-7
-7
-9
-11
-13
-14
-13
-14
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-12
-13
-13
Freezing level m
3100
1800
1550
1300
1000
950
900
900
1150
1300
1450
1450
1250
1250
1100
500
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-2-3-5-7-7-7-6-5-3-3-4-5-5-6-7-8-10310-2-3-4-4-4-3-10-1-1-2-3-6-7-9986543233676553-1-1-4
Sunrise
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
Sunset
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
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
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 330).
3.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
ASCATB344E64N
141 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
160 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 211).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 184).
34
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.