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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
650
1200
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
750
700
km/h
15
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
S
35
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
20
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
7
2
3
1
1
3
 mm
0.5
0.1
1
max °C
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-1
1
1
min °C
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
-5
-5
-5
-7
-6
-4
-6
-3
1
1
 chill °C
-1
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
-3
-14
-15
-15
-15
-13
-7
-9
-8
-3
-6
Freezing level m
2700
3150
2950
2000
1850
2050
2050
1100
700
900
650
400
900
400
1000
1800
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232-1-10-1-5-9-8-8-5-5-6-3-1-14332233-2-5-5-6-5-4-6-21110888899523-113-1477
Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
Sunset
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
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
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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.
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
ASCATC344E64N
139 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SW
(16 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
146 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WSW
(10 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
158 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC345E63N
164 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 221).
- 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.