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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1350
650
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
750
800
1750
700
km/h
5
NNE
15
W
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
15
NW
10
N
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
40
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
2
2
2
1
 mm
0.3
2
0.5
max °C
4
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
2
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
2
2
min °C
2
3
2
4
1
0
1
2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
1
2
 chill °C
1
-1
-4
0
-4
-5
-2
-3
-14
-17
-15
-14
-11
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
2050
2700
3150
2900
2100
1700
1850
2000
1200
650
850
900
600
1050
1050
1200
1950
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1332-1-2-10-5-9-8-6-5-4-3-20134342123-2-6-5-4-4-3-2-12291081087895222233577
Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
Sunset
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
0.0 km
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
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 183).
18
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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.