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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
700
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
1250
km/h
30
SSW
50
S
35
SW
45
WSW
25
W
15
E
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
7
2
—
4
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-2
1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-2
-5
 chill °C
-9
-7
-8
-11
-6
-9
-9
-12
-7
-7
-10
-8
-7
-6
-9
-13
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1150
1750
1350
1150
1150
800
750
750
450
200
550
0
0
450
0
550
1000
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-4-4-6-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-9-8-6-3-7-110-2-3-5-5-5-6-7-7-8-7-6-6-4-2-4576442220-1-1-3-2-1-1243
Sunrise
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.