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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
750
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
1300
1300
700
700
700
700
750
km/h
45
SW
20
S
70
ESE
60
SE
15
SSE
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
6
7
5
4
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-1
1
1
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-1
1
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
 chill °C
-13
-12
-11
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
-4
-9
-5
-7
-12
-12
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1000
750
1200
1650
1600
1400
1450
900
650
850
450
600
1050
750
600
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52
6:49

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sat 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.
3 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
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 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.
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
ASCATB344E64N
141 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
149 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
159 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
163 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 209).
- 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.