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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1150
1200
1200
700
750
750
750
750
650
700
700
700
700
1200
1200
700
km/h
35
SE
40
SE
80
ESE
70
SSE
65
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
40
SSW
50
S
50
SW
40
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
10
E
15
NW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
14
10
3
5
2
1
2
1
2
7
1
—
2
4
4
5
 mm
0.6
1.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
1
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
min °C
4
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-2
-6
-8
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
-11
-9
-5
-6
-7
-10
-15
Freezing level m
3050
2200
1700
1800
1600
1150
1350
1100
1100
1200
2150
1450
1250
1250
1100
1000
800
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
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
12°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
57 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
8

* 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.