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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
700
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
850
km/h
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
45
SW
55
WSW
25
WNW
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
ENE
5
NE
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
—
3
8
4
—
2
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
0
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
1
-1
-2
-5
-6
-5
-5
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-6
-9
-11
-10
-9
-8
-5
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-15
Freezing level m
1250
1150
1150
1150
1700
1450
1100
800
600
650
800
150
150
550
250
350
400
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-6-4-1-4-4-6-7-8-8-10-9-9-10-10-10-9-2-2-3-21-1-2-5-6-5-5-7-7-6-7-7-7-754357642122-2-1-1-2-1-2-2
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Mist -.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
hy2b344E64N
153 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 202).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.