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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
700
650
1150
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
1600
700
700
750
750
700
km/h
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
85
ESE
75
SSE
55
S
70
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
15
11
7
6
1
1
2
—
2
4
1
—
2
 mm
—
0.1
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
4
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
min °C
1
3
2
1
1
0
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
-4
-4
-5
-5
 chill °C
-6
-2
-4
-8
-8
-8
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-4
-9
-9
-9
-10
Freezing level m
2400
3150
2250
1700
1800
1600
1350
1100
1100
1200
1150
1550
1050
900
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE 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.
2 hours 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 97).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Low: overcast

* 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.