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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
750
700
1250
650
1250
1200
750
750
700
750
750
700
700
750
700
700
km/h
45
ESE
60
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
45
E
65
ESE
75
SSE
60
SSE
50
S
30
S
20
S
5
W
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
5
W
15
SW
35
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
—
—
—
—
17
7
7
10
2
2
—
—
3
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
13
1.2
0.2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
4
2
4
3
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-1
3
2
4
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-9
-5
-5
-2
-4
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-3
-7
-3
-6
-4
-7
-10
Freezing level m
1400
2150
2650
2950
2850
1600
1750
1350
1300
1200
1200
1050
1000
1400
1150
1050
1200
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22131-2-2-4-5-5-5-6-5-4-5-5-4-40424321-1-2-2-2-3-2-1-2-2-2-271081098855543464554
Sunrise
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 080 degs)
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 0).
23
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.