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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
750
750
850
800
850
850
750
1700
1350
700
700
700
km/h
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
5
ESE
0
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
3
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
 chill °C
-12
-11
-10
-6
-6
-10
-7
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-3
-7
-9
Freezing level m
800
600
700
500
400
700
150
250
800
500
900
1100
1200
1050
1100
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
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—
6:09
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 36).
26
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.