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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1200
1200
1200
1300
1250
750
750
800
800
1600
700
1400
700
750
km/h
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSW
15
SW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
2
2
2
2
2
1
 mm
0.1
1.8
0.9
1.2
max °C
3
1
2
3
4
1
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
2
2
2
0
min °C
3
1
1
2
3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
2
1
-3
 chill °C
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-5
-8
-5
-5
-4
-3
-7
Freezing level m
2950
1850
1800
2000
2150
1350
800
800
750
350
700
650
900
1350
1750
1900
1750
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
6:28
Sunset
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44
7:39

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
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
clear
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 207).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 121).
21
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.