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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
700
750
700
650
600
1200
1250
750
750
700
750
750
750
700
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSE
45
ESE
70
SSE
40
SE
30
ESE
45
ESE
75
ESE
70
SSE
75
SSE
60
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
16
4
10
3
2
1
4
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
24
1.2
0.2
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
min °C
-4
-3
-1
3
2
3
3
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-8
-8
-9
-5
-5
-3
-4
-8
-9
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1150
1000
1350
2150
2500
3000
2900
1600
1750
1300
1200
1250
1150
1200
1150
1250
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-22121-2-2-5-4-5-5-5-3-2-2-3-20433321-2-2-2-2-2-200447108898755545566
Sunrise
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Fri 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
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.
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.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 170 degs)
(7 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.