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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1250
1200
700
700
750
1350
750
700
1200
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
km/h
65
SSE
55
S
50
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
S
55
SW
45
WSW
25
W
5
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
2
6
2
—
—
—
3
9
2
1
3
1
2
1
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
2
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-7
 chill °C
-8
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-11
-10
-9
-4
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
Freezing level m
1850
1600
1200
1300
1100
1050
1200
1600
1350
1250
1100
950
600
850
550
550
950
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun 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
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
6.0 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.
3 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Drizzle
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (34 kph from 360 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.