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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
1450
1250
1200
700
750
750
800
4800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
km/h
5
S
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
45
S
60
S
70
SSW
80
SW
65
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
25
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
4
2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
1
2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
 chill °C
-5
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-9
-5
-5
-12
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-10
Freezing level m
1100
1550
1250
1300
1400
1250
1200
1400
1500
3100
3050
1700
1000
1100
1000
950
1100
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10
7:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: 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 20).
10.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
13
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 123).
6
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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.