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Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
W
10
W
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
35
S
 cm 
1
2
2
1
2
 mm 
0.7
max°C
-9
-7
-7
-9
-8
-9
-9
-6
-5
-4
-1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
min°C
-10
-7
-11
-10
-8
-11
-10
-7
-6
-5
-3
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
chill°C 
-18
-16
-21
-20
-18
-19
-18
-12
-13
-11
-10
-7
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
Freezing level (m
0
400
250
0
300
0
0
450
500
500
1000
1700
1750
1850
2100
1900
2000
2100
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
800
850
850
5100
2600
1600
800
800
800
900
4750
4900
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-10-11-10-12-11-8-7-6-4-2-1-10001-10-7-9-10-8-10-10-7-6-5-21111123-4-1-3-3-2-4-3-1-1147776679
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10
7:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 308 degs) was rejected.
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.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
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
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).
0.0 km
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 82).
54
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 72).
21

* 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.