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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1300
700
700
750
5000
1300
650
650
700
700
700
700
km/h
60
ENE
60
NE
45
NE
20
NE
5
NW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SW
50
SW
40
SW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
10
3
4
7
 mm
max °C
0
-2
-1
0
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
-3
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
2
3
-1
-1
1
-1
-8
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-12
-12
-11
-8
-1
-3
-3
-2
-9
-8
-6
-9
-19
-19
-17
-18
Freezing level m
1550
1200
1300
1100
2400
2650
3150
3000
2300
2150
2150
2200
1200
850
1000
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-122330010-6-8-7-80-1-1044453243-2-4-4-6655599910881094331
Sunrise
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
Sunset
8:05
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 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
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 72).
10
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 329).
34
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.