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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
800
700
700
650
1350
1200
km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
5
S
5
ESE
0
N
5
WSW
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
55
ESE
60
SE
80
SE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1.5
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
3
3
1
1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
1
0
2
1
0
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-5
-7
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-8
-11
Freezing level m
1300
1150
1200
700
1000
1050
800
800
1000
1100
1400
1850
2350
2800
1800
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-6-6-5-3011-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-5-4-4-30123115453432234677977
Sunrise
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7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
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6:42
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed 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.
53 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
53 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
53 minutes 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
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 74).
0
ASCATC342E63N
174 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 232).
- km
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 344).
16
ASCATC341E63N
182 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 233).
- km

* 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.