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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
650
1150
1200
1250
1200
700
700
700
700
700
1250
700
km/h
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
30
S
75
ESE
55
SE
20
SSE
30
SW
30
WSW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
30
E
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
2
1
4
5
6
4
3
2
6
1
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-13
-13
-14
-13
-11
-7
-7
-8
-8
-4
-3
-9
-12
-9
-8
-7
Freezing level m
950
900
950
1000
1200
1600
1650
1400
1400
1100
900
1150
900
900
1350
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-6-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-4-4-3-111-1-1-3-3-3-4-2-1-13333577664432465
Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
Sunset
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

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.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(15 kph at 180).
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 247).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.