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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
750
700
700
700
750
800
800
9050
750
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
2150
1450
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
0
SW
20
S
30
S
45
SSE
20
SSE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SE
0
E
0
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
 mm
1.5
0.9
max °C
-1
0
2
2
1
0
-3
-2
0
0
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
min °C
-2
0
1
2
0
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-4
 chill °C
-8
-4
-5
-2
-4
-8
-8
-2
-4
-8
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1100
1550
1800
1950
1750
1350
1000
1100
1200
1100
1800
1350
1300
1300
1100
1200
1450
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-1-2-3-4-3-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-3-5-20221-1-3-2-1-12-1-1-1-2-1-1-3568975344586554663
Sunrise
6:26
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
Sunset
7:44
7:39
7:36
7:32
7:29
7:24

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(9 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 154).
13
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.