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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
800
8300
5950
750
650
1200
1200
650
700
1800
1200
1250
1200
700
750
km/h
20
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
20
SSW
30
S
40
SE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
NW
25
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
0
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-2
-3
-1
-2
0
1
0
0
0
-3
-2
0
-1
0
-1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-6
-4
-7
-7
-6
-3
-5
-4
-8
-7
-4
-3
0
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1300
950
1350
1150
1300
1750
1650
1450
1400
1200
1000
1500
1450
1450
1450
1300
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Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
Sunset
7:36
7:32
7:29
7:24
7:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
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.
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
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
35 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 342).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours 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.