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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
650
700
700
650
700
700
750
750
750
800
900
900
750
1650
700
km/h
45
S
40
SSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
N
0
SSW
10
SE
45
SSE
30
S
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
2
—
5
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-2
-1
-3
min °C
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-6
-9
-10
-4
-9
-9
-11
-8
-7
-11
-11
-7
-6
-9
-12
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1700
1400
1300
1200
900
800
750
500
200
600
0
0
500
0
1000
1150
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu 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
light rain
No report.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 205).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.