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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
1250
700
750
750
750
700
700
650
650
1150
1250
700
750
km/h
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
0
S
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
35
SE
50
SSE
35
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
75
ESE
75
SSE
50
S
30
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
19
4
6
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
4
0.8
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
-2
-2
-5
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
-3
 chill °C
-8
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-10
-8
-8
-13
Freezing level m
1250
1200
500
900
1000
800
850
1100
1100
1450
1800
1800
3000
2100
1550
1700
1650
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-5-3-102-1-2-2-3-4-2-2-4-3-4-5-4-3-202232111-2552322344687887775
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 74).
6
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 273).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
195 km SW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.