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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1500
1450
1200
1200
700
750
750
800
800
1600
750
750
750
750
750
km/h
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
55
S
70
SSW
70
SSW
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
8
 mm
0.4
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
2
4
0
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
1
2
-1
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-10
-14
-12
-12
Freezing level m
1350
1300
1450
1200
1300
1350
1250
1200
1300
1150
3200
3100
1500
1050
1250
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-212-3-6-5-5-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-223-1-3-2-25665565564797554
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Tue 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
4.1 km
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 166).
13
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour 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.