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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
800
750
700
700
750
8400
1400
700
700
700
km/h
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
E
50
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
25
NE
0
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
5
1
1
 mm
0.2
0.5
1.8
3
max °C
-1
1
1
1
-1
0
-1
3
2
5
4
3
2
4
3
2
min °C
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-2
2
2
2
4
2
1
3
3
0
 chill °C
-4
-3
-6
-10
-10
-8
-7
2
-2
-2
0
-3
-4
-2
-2
-7
Freezing level m
1250
1250
1750
1900
1250
1500
1200
2250
2600
2850
3050
2800
2050
2200
2100
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58
7:54

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
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
light rain
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 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.
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
7°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
2.3 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 92).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
28 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 132).
0
SHIP8664
185 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
5

(5 kph at —)
20.4 km

* 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.