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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1450
1500
700
700
750
750
750
700
750
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
750
800
km/h
10
SE
10
E
15
E
5
E
5
SSW
15
SSE
40
SE
50
SSE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
65
ESE
70
SSE
50
S
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
6
—
—
—
3
6
—
—
—
4
13
7
7
1
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
5
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
0
-3
-2
min °C
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
2
1
3
3
0
1
1
0
0
-3
-3
 chill °C
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-5
-6
-3
-3
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-11
-11
Freezing level m
800
1350
1200
1000
1150
1050
1400
1950
2000
3200
2850
1750
1700
1750
1550
1500
1050
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-6-6-5-21142-2-2-2-3-3-5-6-3-2-3-3-3-21334411100-3-3454444799997777644
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri 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.
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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
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
ASCATB344E64N
146 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
163 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 117).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0

* 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.