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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1350
700
750
800
6100
2050
750
700
700
700
750
750
750
650
1200
1200
km/h
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
10
SW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SW
30
S
45
S
20
W
30
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
7
2
3
1
1
3
5
4
 mm
1.1
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
1
3
2
2
1
-2
-1
0
1
1
-1
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-2
1
1
1
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-14
-14
-16
-13
-9
-5
-9
-4
-4
-3
-1
-7
-6
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
Freezing level m
750
950
600
500
850
800
1150
1800
2000
1800
1800
1400
1000
1350
1700
1800
1650
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-6-5-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-4-2-1-1-3-4-5-5-6-5-5-4-11222-1-3-2-110-2331121578886456765
Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:26
6:28
6:31
6:33
Sunset
7:51
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:36
7:32

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 320 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 134).
14

* 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.