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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
750
850
850
1700
700
700
700
750
750
800
800
750
km/h
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
20
E
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
NE
5
ESE
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
7
5
2
3
 mm
max °C
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
-1
0
-1
1
2
1
2
2
0
min °C
0
0
0
0
-1
1
1
-1
-1
0
-2
0
2
0
2
1
0
 chill °C
-4
-3
0
-3
-5
-1
-4
-9
-9
-7
-9
-6
2
-4
-1
-2
-4
Freezing level m
1450
1450
1500
1550
1250
1600
1650
1250
1250
1300
1250
1600
2050
2150
2750
2700
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:11
6:13
Sunset
8:15
8:13
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
24 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 273).
35
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
195 km SW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.