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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1250
1250
700
700
750
750
700
700
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
5800
1700
750
km/h
65
SSE
60
S
55
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
55
S
35
SW
30
W
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
2
8
2
—
—
—
3
4
1
—
6
1
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
-5
min °C
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
-8
 chill °C
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-7
-10
-8
-7
-9
-9
-7
-11
-10
-7
-13
Freezing level m
1850
1500
1200
1250
1100
1100
1200
1850
1350
1250
1050
850
600
700
150
200
850
200
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 Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
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.
1 hour ago
11°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
3.2 km
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.
1 hour ago
13°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
11
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(41 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.