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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1350
750
750
700
750
700
650
1150
1250
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
700
km/h
5
ESE
10
SSW
20
S
60
SE
85
SSE
70
SSE
65
SE
60
ESE
105
SE
95
SSE
90
S
50
S
30
S
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
60
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
15
1
—
1
29
14
7
5
—
2
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-3
0
1
2
2
2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
0
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-3
1
1
2
-1
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
 chill °C
-5
-12
-12
-13
-9
-8
-6
-10
-15
-18
-19
-16
-13
-13
-13
-11
-9
-11
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1050
1350
2200
2250
3000
2550
1550
1500
1050
1250
1100
1150
1150
1000
1350
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SSE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
3

* 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.