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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1350
1600
1300
700
700
750
5400
1400
650
650
1250
700
1300
700
km/h
10
ESE
20
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NE
20
NE
0
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
3
3
1
4
 mm
0.3
1.5
2
max °C
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
1
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-1
1
-1
-1
0
-1
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-4
-4
-9
-10
-8
-8
3
-1
-2
-1
-4
-5
-2
-4
-12
-13
-12
-13
Freezing level m
1300
1700
1850
1250
1450
1150
2350
2650
3000
2900
2350
1500
2100
2000
1200
900
1100
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-2-1-122330-110-4-7-7-7010-10-133442143-2-4-3-46765648989871095344
Sunrise
6:05
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
Sunset
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
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
Mid: mostly cloudy
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 329).
10

* 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.