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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 43mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
750
700
700
1350
650
650
1200
1200
700
750
750
750
km/h
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
S
45
ESE
60
SSE
45
SE
50
ESE
35
ESE
85
ESE
65
SSE
65
SSE
60
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
9
12
3
7
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
33
4
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
3
2
3
3
0
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
-7
-5
-7
-7
-9
-5
-5
-4
-3
-10
-8
-10
-12
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1200
1050
1200
1150
1350
2150
2900
3000
2900
1550
1700
1650
1150
1150
1200
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-4-21232-2-2-3-5-5-6-6-2-3-3-213343110-2-2-3-34454799997765454
Sunrise
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 43mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.