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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
1500
850
800
750
700
700
km/h
35
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
45
WSW
20
WNW
15
E
10
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
40
SSE
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
3
2
—
3
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
0
min °C
-2
1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-2
-4
 chill °C
-10
-6
-9
-10
-8
-9
-7
-12
-7
-7
-12
-10
-7
-6
-9
-11
-10
-12
Freezing level m
1150
1750
1400
1300
1150
850
800
800
600
250
600
300
250
550
250
550
1050
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-3-4-4-6-7-7-9-9-9-10-9-9-7-6-3-5-110-2-2-4-4-5-6-7-6-7-7-6-6-5-2-2576542220-10-2-1-1-1145
Sunrise
7:24
—
—
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 Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 230 degs)
(9 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 125).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
0.0 km
180 km SW
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.