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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm 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
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
1200
1200
1200
1250
700
750
800
800
700
700
700
700
750
800
800
1750
km/h
15
S
15
S
25
WSW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
NW
15
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NE
5
SSE
25
SW
40
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
1
3
3
 mm
1.8
3
1.1
0.6
max °C
3
3
1
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
3
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
2
min °C
2
2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-1
2
2
1
2
-4
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-2
-2
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-5
-7
-7
-3
-3
-3
-1
-8
-3
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2050
2050
1300
800
900
700
450
750
650
1300
2000
1850
1750
1800
1300
1050
1300
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
00-5-8-9-8-5-5-5-20-1-1-1-3-3-2033-2-5-5-6-5-5-4-13322-2-2-11994221121699885557
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 5mm) on Thu afternoon 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):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SE
(16 kph at 136).
29

* 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.