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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
800
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
km/h
60
SW
45
SW
45
SW
55
SW
30
S
70
ESE
55
SE
10
S
35
SW
30
WSW
10
W
0
NNE
5
SE
30
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
4
5
1
2
4
4
7
3
2
2
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-2
-3
 chill °C
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-11
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-4
-7
-10
-11
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1050
950
850
950
1000
1200
1600
1600
1350
1400
1100
800
1100
850
700
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
Sunset
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE 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
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 242).
19
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 167).
11
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.