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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1200
1200
1200
1200
1300
700
750
750
800
700
km/h
5
NE
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
30
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
30
W
15
NW
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
35
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
7
1
2
1
 mm
2
1.3
max °C
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
2
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
2
2
min °C
2
3
3
4
1
1
3
3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
0
1
1
 chill °C
1
-2
-2
-1
-6
-4
-2
-1
-15
-15
-14
-11
-8
-3
-6
-4
-3
-5
Freezing level m
2100
2700
3150
2900
2100
1700
2050
2100
1300
750
900
800
900
1250
1250
1600
2350
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1332-1-101-5-8-7-5-3-2-2-11034442134-2-5-4-4-3-1-2122910810879105232454788
Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
Sunset
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
0.0 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.