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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4850
700
650
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
1200
1250
1200
700
750
750
850
900
km/h
15
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
NE
15
N
5
N
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
E
5
S
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
7
5
1
2
 mm
1.9
3
max °C
-1
0
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
3
min °C
-1
0
2
0
-1
-1
-4
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-4
-5
-5
-3
-7
-6
-1
-3
-4
-6
-8
-7
-4
-6
Freezing level m
1200
1500
2100
1550
1300
1350
850
1200
1350
950
1100
1200
1150
1050
1450
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
Sunset
7:32
7:29
7:24
7:22
7:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Mon 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.
43 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
43 minutes 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
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 46).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
43 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
30 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 146).
24
192 km SSW
124m alt.
43 minutes 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.