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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
700
1400
2050
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
1400
km/h
70
ESE
60
SE
25
SSE
25
SW
35
SW
15
W
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
S
25
ESE
30
SSE
20
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
6
8
5
2
2
1
2
5
1
 mm
max °C
-1
1
0
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-3
1
2
2
min °C
-1
1
0
0
-1
-5
-5
-5
-6
-3
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
-2
1
0
 chill °C
-11
-7
-6
-6
-7
-10
-5
-5
-9
-3
-5
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-5
-5
Freezing level m
1150
1600
1550
1450
1450
950
500
900
500
900
950
500
750
1000
950
1100
1950
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-4-5-6-6-7-6-7-8-7-7-6-300-1100-1-3-5-4-5-3-4-6-4-3-4-121577663121321333677
Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
7:13
Sunset
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52
6:49
6:45

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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 -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 81).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
27
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.