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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
1200
1200
650
1250
700
750
750
800
850
700
700
700
700
750
750
1800
km/h
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
W
25
WNW
5
NNW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNE
5
ESE
20
SW
40
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
1
3
2
 mm
1.8
1.3
1.9
0.6
max °C
3
3
0
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
1
4
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
1
min °C
2
2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
3
2
2
1
-3
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-2
-3
-14
-14
-15
-15
-12
-7
-9
-7
-3
-3
-2
-1
-7
-6
-7
-6
Freezing level m
2000
2100
1200
800
900
700
500
850
800
1250
2200
1900
1850
1850
1250
950
1300
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-11-1-1-1-3-3-2-133-3-5-5-6-5-4-404322-2-2-119942301226109985456
Sunrise
6:16
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 3mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
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).
120 km NW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
3.2 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 228).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.