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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
650
1200
1200
1200
1200
1350
1200
1200
700
km/h
60
SSW
60
S
45
SSW
70
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
25
SSE
75
SE
50
SSE
45
S
50
SW
45
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
6
6
2
1
2
7
5
11
3
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
min °C
1
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-7
-9
-9
-15
-14
-13
-12
-9
-11
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
-9
-12
Freezing level m
1750
1550
1300
1000
950
900
950
1150
1200
1500
1500
1350
1250
1000
900
1000
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
Sunset
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 232 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 180).
47
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.