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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

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Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
1250
700
1400
800
5950
1700
700
750
700
750
750
800
800
1700
km/h
25
S
20
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
0
NNW
30
SW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
7
3
3
2
1
 mm
2
3
max °C
4
0
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
0
2
3
2
2
1
-1
0
1
min °C
3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-2
1
2
2
2
-2
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-2
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-6
-7
-8
-5
-2
-1
-1
-4
-2
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2150
1300
800
900
750
450
850
750
1150
1900
1950
1850
1850
1600
1200
1550
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-6-8-8-8-5-4-5-200-1-1-2-3-1-14-3-5-5-6-5-4-4-12322-1-201104231122589886677
Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:26
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 276).
13
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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.