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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod rain
cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. rain
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1350
1250
700
700
750
800
750
700
750
1350
700
650
1200
1200
700
km/h
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
0
SSE
15
SW
10
SSE
35
SE
55
SSE
30
SSE
35
ESE
40
E
65
ESE
70
ESE
70
SE
45
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
5
—
—
1
1
7
—
—
—
4
11
5
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
6
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-6
-6
-3
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-10
-8
-8
-7
Freezing level m
700
800
1200
1100
1000
1150
1150
1600
1900
2150
3200
2900
1850
1650
1700
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
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—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
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6:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours 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 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 311).
18
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.