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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
700
650
1250
km/h
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
10
NE
5
SE
15
S
25
SE
35
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
75
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
2
2
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
0.5
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
1
1
3
4
1
min °C
0
0
-3
-3
-2
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
0
2
2
0
 chill °C
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-5
-3
-9
-9
-4
-8
-7
-8
-8
-5
-6
-10
Freezing level m
1550
1450
1250
900
1100
850
950
1150
900
700
950
900
1350
1650
1700
3200
3050
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-3-2022-200-2-3-2-4-3-3-5-5-4-4011331765342442233677887
Sunrise
7:01
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—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
7:00
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
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—
6:45
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—
6:42
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Wed night).

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
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
hy2b344E64N
148 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 220).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0

* 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.