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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
900
8850
800
800
km/h
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
5
3
1
 mm
0.3
0.2
13
max °C
2
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
1
1
1
3
5
7
min °C
2
1
0
-2
-1
-2
-6
-6
-3
-4
0
1
1
2
4
5
 chill °C
0
-4
-6
-9
-8
-10
-12
-12
-7
-8
0
-2
1
0
4
2
Freezing level m
1900
1800
1750
1250
1200
1150
900
600
1000
850
1650
1850
1800
2350
2600
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-3-3-3-5-6-4-4-10-1134221-1-1-2-5-5-3-3111356887554224378691012
Sunrise
4:31
4:33
4:37
4:41
4:43
Sunset
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:46
9:43

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun 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.
42 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
42 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
42 minutes 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
8° C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
6
180 km SW
101m alt.
41 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 117).
5
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
192 km SSW
124m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
195 km SW
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).

* 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.