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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
750
750
650
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
km/h
45
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
45
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
10
E
10
SW
10
W
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
SW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
—
1
—
3
8
2
—
4
2
4
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-8
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-9
-10
-6
-7
-8
-8
-11
-8
-14
-14
Freezing level m
1250
1200
1200
1100
1250
1750
1400
1300
1150
800
900
900
450
150
500
500
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Sunrise
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
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—
6:20
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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 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). 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.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 73).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.