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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
750
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
1300
1300
700
700
700
700
750
km/h
50
SW
25
S
85
SE
75
SE
30
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
25
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
15
N
10
NE
5
SE
20
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
5
9
10
9
5
3
3
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-6
-6
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-16
-15
-16
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-9
-8
-11
-7
-11
-14
-13
-10
-13
Freezing level m
1000
750
1200
1650
1600
1400
1450
900
650
850
450
600
1050
750
600
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-4-2-3-3-3-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-4-4-1110-1-3-4-4-6-4-4-5-6-5-433577663220231122
Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52
6:49

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
9°C
clear
Haze -.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2

* 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.