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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

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
mod snow
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
700
650
650
1250
1250
700
750
750
750
750
700
700
750
750
700
km/h
50
SE
55
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
E
70
ESE
75
SSE
50
S
50
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
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—
—
—
17
6
3
4
2
1
5
—
1
5
—
—
3
 mm
—
17
0.9
0.2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
min °C
0
3
2
3
3
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-8
-4
-4
-3
-4
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level m
1500
2100
2650
3100
2950
1600
1850
1650
1400
1150
1150
1100
950
1350
1150
1100
1150
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21131-2-1-3-4-6-6-6-5-3-5-5-4-313343220-1-2-2-3-3-1-2-2-2-2798998866445455444
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (29 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.