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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sun night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1150
1250
1200
700
750
700
750
750
700
700
700
700
1300
1200
1200
1200
km/h
35
ESE
35
SE
85
ESE
65
SSE
50
S
55
S
40
SSW
35
S
40
WSW
40
SSW
40
S
70
SW
55
SW
25
SW
30
S
55
SSW
40
SSW
10
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Snowflake cm
—
1
15
11
2
8
2
3
4
—
3
3
2
—
1
2
3
9
 mm
0.2
1.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
1
1
-2
-1
3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
3
2
1
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-3
-4
-8
-8
-8
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-6
-12
-11
-7
-12
-14
-11
-13
Freezing level m
3000
2150
1700
1750
1600
1200
1050
1100
1050
1000
1850
1150
1050
1200
2100
950
1000
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Sun night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun 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
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 80).
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.
3 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
93
Stormy winds from the E
(93 kph at 100).

* 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.