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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1400
1200
1200
1550
1300
1200
700
750
750
850
6100
1500
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
0
SE
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
E
10
WSW
10
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
65
SSW
65
SSW
70
SW
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
2
0.5
max °C
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
3
1
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-4
-1
-1
0
2
0
-2
-3
-4
 chill °C
-2
-4
-4
-5
-1
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-9
-12
-13
-14
Freezing level m
1150
1450
1450
1300
1500
1200
1250
1350
1250
900
1500
1300
3000
3000
1700
1250
1150
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
Sunset
7:29
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the SSW 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.5 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
178 km NE
48m alt.
55 minutes ago
3°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.